Animals Are Not Ours (No, Really, They're Not) (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Why should Christians care about animals? Is there a biblical basis for abstaining from eating animals? Is avoiding companies that use (and misuse) animals a viable way for Christians to live out the message of God? Sarah Withrow King makes the argument that care for all of creation is no “far-fetched” idea that only radical people would consider, but rather a faithful witness of the peaceful kingdom God desires and Jesus modelled. This includes all living and breathing creatures that share this earth with us. King uses her decade-plus of experience as a vegan, her seminary education, her evangelical Christian faith, and her years working with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to call Christians to examine how we treat and view the nonhuman animals with whom we share a finite planet.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Stealing Chickens in Austria (It Was an Accident, I Swear)
part one Looking at the Word through an Animal Lens
Introduction to Part One
2 Creation (or, Using Animals Says to God, “I Don’t Think You Got It Quite Right in Genesis”)
3 What It Means to “Have Dominion”
4 The Prophets
5 Jesus, the Prince of Peace
6 I Think Jesus Dug Birds, Too
7 The Good Animals as Neighbors
8 The End and the Now
9 The Bible Tells Me So . . .
part two Intersections and Bridges (The Oppression Connection)
Introduction to Part Two
10 Do Animals Suffer? (And Does It Matter?)
11 The Trinity and Being in Right Relationship with Animals
12 What Is a Human?
13 The Heresy of Hierarchy
14 Stewardship of Creation (or, Changing Light Bulbs Isn’t Enough)
15 Can You Be a Peace-Loving Meat Eater? (Pssst, No, ’cause Using Animals Necessitates Violence)
16 Whose Bodies Matter?
17 Liberate Your Language
18 Undercover Hell on Earth Exposed
part three Now What? The Basics of Treating Animals Well
Introduction to Part Three
19 Don’t Eat Them
20 Don’t Beat Them (or Pay People Who Do)
21 Your Animal Companions
22 PETA’s Community Animal Project (and How You Can Help Animals in Your Own Community)
23 Buying Cruelty Free
24 Public Policies
25 Frequently Asked Questions
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index