Vegangelical
How Caring for Animals Can Shape Your Faith
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Zondervan Reflective (Zondervan)
- Published: 2016
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Publisher's Description
Among the many pressing social concerns that have galvanized evangelical Christians’ response—abortion, human trafficking, environmental degradation, and many others—the care of animals has received relatively little attention. Yet as author Sarah Withrow King deftly uncovers in Vegangelical, animal stewardship is a necessary aspect of a holistic ethic of Christian peace and justice. Indeed, care for animal welfare correspondingly strengthens our care for environmental and human flourishing. Practical, restrained in its conclusions, and grounded on a broader theology of Christian compassion, Vegangelical calls readers to a greater attentiveness to one of the primary relationships in God’s created order, that between humans and animals.
Endorsements (7)
“Sarah Withrow King in this factual, biblically sound, and theologically profound book makes a strong case for the spiritual connectedness between animals and humans. She then challenges us to change our lifestyles so that we do not harm the animals around us in ways that break the heart of God.”
“This book signals the end of an era in which the Bible has been selectively and erroneously used to justify how the world thinks about animals. A very diverse group of theologians and biblical scholars have been challenging this received wisdom in recent years, but King expertly connects their ideas to a much broader audience. Anyone who takes the Bible seriously as God’s Word will find themselves deeply challenged—and perhaps even brought closer to God—by wrestling with this book.”
“In her eminently readable Vegangelical, Sarah Withrow King combines wry personal testimony, evangelical reflection upon Scripture, and bracing accounts of contemporary treatment of animals. The result is an inviting yet prophetic challenge that should be faithfully considered not only by all Christian animal lovers but by all who believe God is love.”
“I’m grateful for my friend Sarah Withrow King and this important book she has written. God cares for his creation and made us in his image so we could too. Although it has often been a blind spot in our churches, how we treat God’s other (nonhuman) creatures is integral to our discipleship and witness today. It also has serious implications for the health of both people and the planet. These aren’t easy questions—and they may have more than one answer—but they’re important and biblical ones that need asking. And Sarah is an honest and thoughtful guide for all of us committed to living more faithfully in a world too full of violence and suffering.”
Rev. Ben Lowe
“This book will open your eyes to truths that will make you a better human being. Your understanding of compassion, violence, and life will be transformed.”
Rev. Carlos L. Malavé
“Sarah Withrow King offers a thoughtful invitation to Christians to consider our relationship with animals in light of our faith. Vegangelical is an articulate, sincere introduction to Bible-based social and environmental justice, opening the conversation to how God forms us through our interactions with the created world. A must-read for protectors of all creatures, great and small.”
“A significant introduction to the important but too-long neglected topic of a solidly Christian approach to the (mis)treatment of animals. One need not agree with every argument to realize this book presents an urgent challenge that biblical Christians dare no longer ignore. King’s chilling stories, extensive statistics, and probing biblical arguments offer a great place to begin.”
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