Animals in Christian Ethics: Developing a Relational Approach
In comparison with the recent growth in writing in environmental theology and ethics, there has been relatively little published in current Christian ethics that specifically addresses human-animal relations. The writer usually cited in this context is Andrew Linzey, who makes a case for animal righ...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2002, Volume: 7.2, Pages: 163-185 |
| Further subjects: | B
Andrew Linzey
B Animal Rights B Christian Ethics |
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| Summary: | In comparison with the recent growth in writing in environmental theology and ethics, there has been relatively little published in current Christian ethics that specifically addresses human-animal relations. The writer usually cited in this context is Andrew Linzey, who makes a case for animal rights. In this paper, I discuss difficulties with key elements of Linzey’s rights position and with his representation of human-animal power relations. I argue that in developing approaches to animal ethics a wider range of relational and contextual factors should be taken into account, and I consider a number of these factors, including domestication. I suggest that a Christian relational ethic of care for animals may be one way forward in developing such an account. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-4915 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/ecotheology.v7i2.163 |