For if animals are God's creatures, we have no absolute rights over them, only the duty to look after them as God would look after them. To stand with Jesus is to reject our view of ourselves as gods and lords of creation. We are to honor life for the sake of the Lord of life.


Animal Gospel (ed. Westminster John Knox Press, 2000) - ISBN: 9780664221935


For if animals are God's creatures, we have no absolute rights over them, only the duty to look after them as God would look after them. To stand...

For if animals are God's creatures, we have no absolute rights over them, only the duty to look after them as God would look after them. To stand...

For if animals are God's creatures, we have no absolute rights over them, only the duty to look after them as God would look after them. To stand...

For if animals are God's creatures, we have no absolute rights over them, only the duty to look after them as God would look after them. To stand...