Abstract
This article argues that the question of the salvation of animals should be a pressing concern for Christians, given their relationships with the wide variety of domesticated and wild animals that live alongside human beings. Whether and how nonhuman animals are included in Christian conceptions of divine redemption is not merely a theoretical theological question concerning the future state of creatures but also informs the ethical evaluation of our current practice towards them. I argue that a Christian doctrine of salvation properly incorporates all creatures and that this has radical implications for rethinking the Christian treatment of animals, especially in relation to current models of raising them for food.
Translated title of the contribution | Animal Salvation in a Christian Context: Future Belief and Present Challenge |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 51–66 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Revue d’éthique et de théologie morale |
Issue number | 306 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |