For All Creatures

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

A Faith Embracing All Creatures

What is the purpose of animals? Didn't God give humans dominion over other creatures? Didn't Jesus eat lamb? These are the kinds of questions that Christians who advocate compassion toward other animals regularly face. Yet Christians who have a faith-based commitment to care for other animals through what they eat, what they wear, and how they live with other creatures are often unsure how to address these biblically and theologically based challenges. In A Faith Embracing All Creatures, authors from various denominational, national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds wrestle with the text, theology, and tradition to explain the roots of their desire to live peaceably with their nonhuman kin. Together, they show that there are no easy answers on "what the Bible says about animals." Instead, there are nuances and complexities, which even those asking these questions may be unaware of. Editors Andy Alexis-Baker and Tripp York have gathered a collection of essays that wrestle with these nuances and tensions in Scripture around nonhuman animals. In so doing, they expand the discussion of nonviolence, peacemaking, and reconciliation to include the oft-forgotten other members of God's good creation.

All creatures great and small

James Herriot returns in Series 2 as the resident verterinarian in the picturesque village of Darrowby and work at Skeldale Veterinary Surgery continues apace. Based on the best selling novels by James Herriot, All Creatures Great & Small is one of the BBC's longest running series. All things are bright and beautiful in the success-proven formula of James Herriots All Creatures Great and Small. The stories are virtually tailored to the requirements of the television family hour. Robert Hardy is a delight.The complete series 2 now available in one volume.