New Research on Animals in Religious Thought: Book Launch

About the Books

Ask the Animals: Developing a Biblical Animal Hermeneutic

by Arthur W. Walker-Jones (Editor), Suzanna R. Millar (Editor)

Birds, beasts, and creeping things swarm throughout the Bible’s pages. Despite their prevalence, most biblical scholars have viewed them merely as metaphors, passive objects, or background embellishment to the human experience. This collection seeks to move beyond this traditional view of biblical animals by engaging the growing interdisciplinary field of animal studies.

Link: https://cart.sbl-site.org/books/0606107P

The Bible and Farm Animal Welfare

by David Grumett

The Bible was composed by and for people who farmed animals and observed them every day. It contains many descriptions of farm animals and farming, images that use farm animals, and prescriptions relating to husbandry practices. Farm animals are viewed as part of God's creation with their own purposes and modes of flourishing. Both the Old and New Testaments take their welfare seriously, prohibiting practices that cause pain or suffering, and endorsing methods that promote welfare. These prohibitions and endorsements are consistent with modern animal welfare science. Examining animal groups, bodies, behavior, and stockpersons, this book shows that a biblical understanding of farm animal welfare is scientifically valid and should motivate both farmers and consumers to take welfare seriously.

Link: https://wipfandstock.com/9798385218592/the-bible-and-farm-animal-welfare/

 

 

Animals Religion Book Launch