Title
The friends we keep : unleashing Christianity's compassion for animals / Laura Hobgood-Oster.
ISBN
9781602582644 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1602582645 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xx, 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
BT746 .H53 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
241/.693
Summary
"Today we find ourselves in an anomaly in human history: many of our lives are empty of animals. We have pets and sometimes watch documentaries on Animal Planet, but few of us know how the other species on our planet really live today. And as Laura Hobgood-Oster reveals, many are not living very well--sadly, not very well at all. Seeking to awaken Christians to the place and, too often, plight of animals in the twenty-first century, The Friends We Keep gently but astutely introduces the situations animals face today--as companions, as animals in sport, as animals raised for food, and as creatures in the wild--and simultaneously retells a myriad of often surprising and instructive stories from the long, rich history of Christianity"--Cover, p. 2.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : even dogs deserve the crumbs
What a friend we have : our animal companions
Lions and Christians : animals in sport
Eating mercifully : animals for food
Good Christian hospitality : animals at home on the Earth
Where have all the animals gone?
Group discussion guide
How to help : ideas for individuals and households
How to help : ideas for communities and congregations.