Foreword by Norm Phelps
Introduction
1. Indigenous Traditions
2. Hindu Traditions
3. Buddhist Traditions
4. Chinese Traditions
5. Jewish Traditions
6. Christian Traditions
7. Islamic Traditions
8. Conclusion
Appendix: Anymal Industries
Bibliography
Further Reading
Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist (MTh, Harvard; PhD, philosophy, Glasgow, Scotland) and the author/editor of half a dozen books on animal advocacy, ethics, and religion. She is also an artist and a lover of wild places who has hiked, biked, kayaked, backpacked, and traveled widely.
"[An] impressive book...The publication of this book is an
outstanding achievement."--Animal Spirit
"[A] compelling book....This thought-provoking book should be
required reading for people who say that they are religious but
seem to think that they need not take animals into
consideration."--PETA Prime Book Club
"This is a beautifully written and passionate example of
philosophical activism that is humble enough to take ancient wisdom
seriously in the service of very modern questions." --Philosophy in
Review
"Academically erudite and discerning...Kemmerer's new book is an
eloquent contribution to what has always been a critical issue for
our long-term survival and wellbeing." --New Lotus
"Kemmerer's book is useful for those who wish to review folkloric
similarities that are part of the foundational texts of world
religions, for example 'morality tales' of wise, talking animals
responding to natural crises or human-derived cruelties. The
narrative of the Buddha-parrot saving a forest of animals is
particularly delightful." --Religion
"Kemmerer demonstrates many times over that the core, the
fundamental teachings of the religions of the world are 'radically
friendly' to other-than-human animals, demanding respect, justice,
and compassion. With the publication of her book, the future of
religion-and-animal-studies will be forever changed-for the
better."
---Tom Regan author, The Case for Animal Rights
"Focuses on Hinduism, Buddhism, and jainism in India, Daoism and
Confucianism in China, and the three Abrahamic faiths with origins
in the Middle East."--The Chronicle Review
"Kemmerer has provided us with a real moral service."--Spirituality
& Practice
"This is an important text...I am grateful to Kemmerer for writing
this book. I am grateful for the fact that it is in the world for
people to read. But perhaps mostly, I am grateful that it is a
reminder that religious teachings of love and compassion for
anymals are meant to be practiced. Practice requires action, and
Animals and World Religions explores how, from each corner of the
world, there is a call to action for anymals."--Our Hen
House
"The genius of this book is that it is so appropriately structured,
both chronologically and topically... This book is a unifying work
sublime in its interest and purpose, reflecting the divinity that
is infused in the myriad of creatures whose lives invite respect,
love, and compassion in every human individual and tradition."
--Between the Species
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