Monotheism and the suffering of animals in nature
This Element concerns itself with a particular aspect of the problem posed to monotheistic religious thought by suffering, namely the suffering of non-human creatures in nature. It makes some comparisons between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and then explores the problem in depth within Christia...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism
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| Further subjects: | B
Animal welfare
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Animal welfare Religious aspects Islam B Animal welfare Religious aspects Judaism |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108948685 |
| Summary: | This Element concerns itself with a particular aspect of the problem posed to monotheistic religious thought by suffering, namely the suffering of non-human creatures in nature. It makes some comparisons between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and then explores the problem in depth within Christian thought. After clarification of the nature of the problem, the Element considers a range of possible responses, including those based on a fall-event, those based on freedom of process, and those hypothesising a constraint on the possibilities for God as creator. Proposals based on the motif of self-emptying are evaluated. Two other aspects of the question concern God's providential relationship to the evolving creation, and the possibility of resurrection lives for animals. After consideration of the possibility of combining different explanations, the Element ends its discussion by looking at two innovative proposals at the cutting-edge of the debate. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 7, 2023) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (70 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-95309-2 978-1-108-94868-5 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108953092 |
