April 15, 2009
Earth Ethics: Animals & Religion Edition 2004
The Fall 2004 edition of Earth Ethics, a quarterly publication featuring essays by scholars of philosophy, ecology and other disciplines, was entirely dedicated to the topic of Animals & Religion. PDF (1 MB)
Table of Contents:
Religion and Animals
by Paul Waldau and Kimberly Patton — page 1
Hierarchy, Kinship, and Responsibility: The Jewish Relationship to the Animal
World
by Roberta Kalechofsky — page
6The Case of the Animals versus Man: Towards an Ecology of Being
by Zayn Kassam — page 8
The Tradition of Animal Protection in Jaina Religion
by Christopher Key Chapple — page 11
The Subjective Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff — page 13
All Animals Matter: Marc Bekoff’s Contribution to Constructive Christian
Theology
by Jay McDaniel — page 16
Ecumenical Ethics for Earth Community
by Dieter Hessel — page 22
Animals Re-Enter the Christian (and Interfaith) Sanctuary: Blessings of the
Animals in the U.S.
by Laura Hobgood-Oster — page 26
Resources for Animals and Religion:
Animals, Religion and the Environment:The Bible’s Teachings on Protecting Animals and Nature
by Lewis Regenstein — page 35





