Christian Theology

When I began my

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When I began my career as a cosmologist some twenty years ago, I was a convinced atheist. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that one day I would be writing a book purporting to show that the central claims of Judeo-Christian theology are in fact true, that these claims are straightforward deductions of the … Read more

There are only two

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There are only two places where the powerful and great in this world lose their courage, tremble in the depths of their souls, and become truly afraid. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ….No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in … Read more

Christian theology provides some

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Christian theology provides some of the best arguments for respecting animal life and for taking seriously animals as partners with us within God’s creation. It may be ironical that this tradition, once thought of as the bastion of human moral exclusivity, should now be seen as the seed-bed for a creative understanding of animal liberation. … Read more

Although Christianity has a

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Although Christianity has a poor record on animals (as it does, it must be said, on the treatment of slaves, women, children, and gays), it is also the case that Christian theology, when creatively and critically handled, can provide a strong basis for animal rights. Andrew Linzey