Reading and Media Resources: Religion

This compilation of 35 chapters by contributors drawn from across the world and from a wide variety of religious traditions looks at the role religion plays in the formation of ethics regarding...

Considers Buddhism’s tenets regarding the sacredness of all life forms and the elevation of compassion and kindness as the highest virtues in light of the actual treatment of animals, and how the...

A collection of essays, primarily for a mainstream audience, considering the ethical implications of dietary reliance on meat and other animal products from contemporary Jewish thinkers. Considers the...

An overview of spiritual teachings from seven major religious traditions regarding ethical obligations toward animals.

By engaging with the Christian tradition regarding creation, reconciliation, and redemption, this book, through the application of principles of systematic theology, challenges modern assumptions...

Largely a scathing description of the treatment of animals in modern society, this book is also a critique of that treatment based in a conservative Christian view of the serious responsibilities that...

"A Prayer for Compassion is a feature length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage those already on a religious or spiritual path, to expand their circle of compassion to embrace all life...

This book is set forth here as representative of the numerous works by the Rev. Dr. Linzey that contemplate related questions. This particular collection of essays sets forth his thoughts, rooted in...

Draws together the views of the early Church, contemporary biblical and theological scholarship, and post-conciliar teachings to develop a theology of animals based on Catholicism's fundamental...

A comparative and interdisciplinary collection setting forth how major religious traditions have incorporated animals into their belief systems, myths, rituals, and art. Issues such as animal...