| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) |
| Series |
The moral traditions series
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Moral traditions series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : animals as fellow creatures of the covenant -- Tradition : learning to see animals -- Creation : the imago dei and a covenantal anthropocentrism -- Redemption : the divine magis and animals -- Sanctification : the spirit's cosmic embrace -- Ethics : ministers of the eschatological covenant. |
| Summary |
In books making the argument for animal ethics, most works either do not address the religious tradition of ethics or use the religious tradition to argue against animal ethics. This book stands out by addressing the ethics of animals within the religious tradition of moral theology and engaging it to create a new ethics. Chris Steck's book seeks to present a comprehensive, Catholic theology of animals and an ethical response to them. His claim first is that animals are part of the kingdom to come (and therefore part of the eschtological framework) therefore animals should be included within the same ethical framework as humans. And, second, he claims that eschatology is not just about the future (after death) but also about the present. Further, he includes any animal with "significant intellectual capacities" as part of the definition of "animal," demonstrating the need to develop traditional teaching in this area. Given what we now know about animals from contemporary scientific investigations and how interpretations of Genesis have evolved, it makes sense to revise our theological ethics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Animal welfare -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic. |
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Animal welfare -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church. |
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Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Steck, Christopher W. All god's animals. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2019 9781626167148 (DLC) 2019004747 |
| ISBN |
9781626167162 (electronic book) |
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1626167168 (electronic book) |
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9781626167148 |
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