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DOMINION OF LOVE
Animal Rights According to the Bible
Author : Norm Phelps
ISBN : 9781590560099
Publisher : Lantern Books
Pages : 208
Format : Paperback
Description : Many commentators and users of the Bible –•over the centuries and up to the present day –•have used the Bible to argue that animals have no rights, that they were put on this earth for our use, and that we have no obligations to them.
In this cogent and honest work, Norm Phelps attempts to encourage all who revere the Bible as holy scripture to open their hearts to the suffering that we inflict upon our non-human neighbours. He shows that the right of animals not to be imprisoned, tortured and killed for our benefit flows naturally from the Bible’s message of love and compassion and argues that this is the message of the Bible’s most important passages dealing with our relationship to animals. He further responds to the defenses of animal exploitation that are often made based on the Bible.
Beautifully written, The Dominion of Love is an essential addition to a growing body of literature that argues for a compassionate and non-exploitative reading of Holy Scripture.
