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Taylor & Francis Arab Criminology
Book SynopsisThe objective of Arab Criminology is to establish a criminological subfield called âArab Criminology.âThe ever-evolving field of criminology has advanced in the past decade, yet many impediments remain. Unlike criminology in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, which is based merely on geopolitical constructs, the Arab world has unique commonalities that do not exist in the other established subfields of criminology. The Arab world has largely remained in criminologyâs periphery despite the regionâs considerable importance to current international affairs. In response, this book explores two main questions: Why should we and how do we establish a subfield in Arab criminology? The authors examine the state of criminology in the Arab world, define its parameters, and present four components that bond and distinguish Arab criminology from other criminological area studies. They then identify the requirements for establishing Arab criminology and detail how locTable of Contents1. Introduction: Why Arab Criminology? 2. The Islamic Legal Tradition 3. Historical, Political and Cultural Commonalities 4. Arab Criminology at the Intersection of Race and Gender 5. Transnational Crime in the Arab World 6. Moving Forward
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Taylor & Francis Religion in GenderBased Violence Immigration and Human Rights
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Taylor & Francis Queer Soul and Queer Theology
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Taylor & Francis Leadership Reformed
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Religious Environmental Activism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Natural Law and Religious Freedom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Christian Citizens and the Moral Regeneration of the African State
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Taylor & Francis From Presumption to Prudence in JustWar Rationality
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Taylor & Francis Sacred Marriages
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Taylor & Francis Hinduism and Environmental Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Religious Ethics and Migration
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Taylor & Francis The SecondPerson Perspective in Aquinasâs Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Animal Ethics and Theology
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Taylor & Francis Law Religion and Homosexuality
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theology and Psychology Routledge Science and Religion Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Moral Vision of Iris Murdoch
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Taylor & Francis Ethics in Crisis Interpreting Barths Ethics Barth Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Furthering Humanity A Theology of Culture
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Taylor & Francis Furthering Humanity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reconciliation Nations and Churches in Latin America
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Taylor & Francis Original Selfishness
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Taylor & Francis Good and Evil
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Identity of Christian Morality Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies
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Taylor & Francis Albert Schweitzers Reverence for Life Ethical Idealism and SelfRealization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Postmodernism and the Ethics of Theological Knowledge Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Exodus Church and Civil Society Public Theology and Social Theory in the Work of Jrgen Moltmann Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Jrgen Moltmanns Ethics of Hope Eschatological Possibilities For Moral Action Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion Theology and Biblical Studies
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Taylor & Francis Myth and Solidarity in the Modern World
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Revivals Religion and American Law 2006 An Encyclopedia
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Revivals Religion and American Law 2006
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Taylor & Francis Hinduism and Environmental Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Explorations in Christian Theology and Ethics
Book SynopsisEngaging variously with the legacy of Paul L. Lehmann, these essays argue for a reorientation in Christian theology that better honours the formative power of the gospel to animate and shape doctrine and witness, as well as ethical and political life. The authors explore key themes in Christian theology and ethics - forgiveness, discernment, responsibility, spirituality, the present day tasks of theology and the role of faith in public life - making plain the unabated importance of Lehmann''s work at this juncture in contemporary theology. The internationally recognized contributors draw crucial connections between the gospel of reconciliation, the form of Christian theology and witness, and the challenges of contemporary ethical and political reflection. This book demonstrates why this close friend of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and author of Ethics in a Christian Context and The Transfiguration of Politics continues to influence generations of theologians in both the English-speaking worldTrade Review'An excellent introduction to a theologian and ethicist whose contribution to the church's witness remains vital and provocative. Paul Lehmann could be and often was both inspiring and mystifying, but he believed that to undertake the task of Christian ethics was to be invited to engage the world in all its politics and economics, all its unbelief and fervent causes, with the story of the God whose salutary work in that world was to "make and keep human life human." What this book of essays makes abundantly clear is the humanity of Lehmann's own witness, a humanity whose clear-eyed hope helped many navigate the path of Christian discipleship in the previous century and promises to offer us help in the face of even more daunting challenges in our own day.' Thomas W. Currie, Dean, Union-PSCE at Charlotte, USA There is no better guide for thinking about Christian ethics in our time than Paul Lehmann. His work, as lively and relevant as ever, is often not easy to comprehend. These essays”clear, accessible, and interesting”are the best thing I know to help those who are familiar with Lehmann and those who are not begin to understand and, more importantly, appropriate his thought. Patrick D. Miller, Professor of Old Testament Theology Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary 'Paul Lehmann was an event, unforgettable. I met and heard him in New York and Tübingen and was fascinated. His engaging lectures influenced generations of students. It is very appropriate to remember and actualize his theological ethics in conversations with him. These essays are full of memorable insights. They are indispensable for understanding and appreciating Paul Lehmann.' Jurgen Moltmann, Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, University of Tübingen, Germany ’Theologians and Christian ethicists, intent on taking seriously the liveliness of God, owe a great to Philip Ziegler and Michelle Bartel for putting together this fine collection of essays devoted to the ongoing significaTable of ContentsExplorations in Christian Theology and Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Justice Matters
Book SynopsisThe nine chapters in this book, along with a critical introduction, address complex theological issues relating to structural inequalities of our society, exacerbated by the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.Pastoral theology as an academic discipline is not a value-free enterprise. This book strives to speak against all forms of injustice and to advocate for those who suffer under existing structural inequalities because such a liberative and social transformative task constitutes the fundamental work of pastoral theology. Each chapter in this book analyses how private problems of individuals are occurring within the immediate world of experience with public issues historically, socially, and politically. As a whole, this book addresses racial injustice, ableism, foster family care, and issues faced by Christian churches during the COVID-19 pandemic.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Pastoral Theology.
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Taylor & Francis Animal Welfare in World Religion
Book SynopsisThis unique and readable book examines the relationship between religion and animal welfare, taking a detailed dive into the teachings and practices of the major world religions.While there are many books expounding the beliefs of the major religions and many about the rights and welfare of animals, there are few linking the two. With each chapter focusing on one of the five major religions â Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism â the book explores the beliefs and practices which drive our relationship with and treatment of animals. The book draws on the scriptures of the major faiths and includes the voices of leading historical religious figures and contemporary faith leaders. In doing so, it compares the teachings of old with contemporary practices and showcases the impact of the major religions on both the protection and exploitation of animals, from running animal sanctuaries, to participating in or condoning cruel sports and factory farming. Importantly, Trade Review"D’Silva’s research shows that love for all living beings is at the core of all faiths. Her powerful book calls upon us to lift our blinkers and act accordingly."Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary UNFCCC (2010–2016)"Joyce D’Silva has compiled, in this book, the teachings of the major religions in the world on kindness to animals. Yet practitioners of the faiths do not relate this teaching to living animals. This book is a beautiful anthology of religious ideals about sentient beings. With her background in activism for animal welfare and multi-faith studies, she has put together a gem of a book on the ocean that separates the teachings of compassion towards animals by world religions and the actual practices towards animals by their followers. A must-read book for all religious believers and those who claim to follow their faith."Prof. Nanditha Krishna, Director, C.P.R. Institute of Indological Research, Chennai"This book is an impassioned cry from the heart, a call to the conscience of humanity to heed the principle of compassion at the core of their religions by showing greater concern for our fellow travellers through life, the animals. The chapter on Buddhism is also a searing reminder to Buddhists of how far we have veered from the law of non-harming and the ethic of compassion at the center of our creed."Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chair, Buddhist Global Relief"In my view, if there was one person in the world who is qualified to lay down a challenge to the world's faiths on issues relating to the welfare of animals it is Joyce D'Silva. A fearless campaigner, activist, now Ambassador Emeritus and formally Chief Executive of Compassion in World Farming for nearly 15 years, she speaks with authority and has quite eloquently put together the essence of the teachings of the faith traditions in their relationship with animals. I join her in saying 'take heed' and this is not just about farm animals – it is about all sentient beings. This book is also particularly timely as it adds its voice to the UN campaign on the protection of biodiversity to stem the mass extinction of species resulting from human behaviour."Fazlun Khalid, Founder, Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences"It is ironic that in what is called modern civilization, human abuse of animals takes place on a greater scale and with greater cruelty than ever before, in order to satisfy human self-indulgence. Religions are all too often silent in the face of the terrible cruelty towards sentient beings that takes place, and not infrequently are even partners in such abuse. In so doing, they betray their highest values and ideals. In this excellent book, Dr Joyce D’Silva highlights these higher noble teachings of the world’s major religions, thus calling on us all to live up to these ideals. This should mean that today, in the face of the terrible consequences of the livestock industry both for human welfare as well as for animal life, all religions should be advocating for a plant-based diet, which is more available than ever before, thus promoting greater health as well as greater compassion and harmony in our world."Rabbi David Rosen, CBE, former Chief Rabbi of Ireland and a President of Religions for Peace"Joyce D’Silva’s book is a valuable contribution to the study of religion and animal ethics. The book skillfully combines a scholarly exploration of the ways that animals are understood and treated in the world’s major religious traditions with an inspirational message about the sacredness of all sentient beings. D’Silva presents the diversity of views on animals that exist within every tradition, often leading to tensions and conflict within religions, while also underscoring the way that each tradition provides resources for promoting compassion for and better treatment of animals. The book, which provides passages about animals from the scriptures of the world’s religions along with profiles of great Saints and thinkers, can serve as an excellent resource for scholars and activists alike. D’Silva applies the teachings found in the various traditions to contemporary issues in animal ethics, including factory farming, vivisection and biodiversity. She shows how in most cultures and traditions, people fall short of their tradition’s highest teachings, but she demonstrates how religious texts and exemplars can still inspire us to be guided by their noblest ideals."Professor Mark Berkson, Professor and Chair in the Department of Religion at Hamline University"Scientific studies of non-human animals, from apes and whales to birds, rats and octopuses, have increasingly highlighted the fact that they are both sentient and sapient. This makes the cruelty towards animals used for food, clothing, entertainment, pets, trophy hunting and so on particularly shocking and heart breaking. In this meticulously researched book, Joyce D’Silva points out that, in view of our new understanding, the leaders of the world’s religions could, and should, play a major role in stressing to their millions of followers the importance of treating all animals with kindness and respect. Animal Welfare in World Religion should be in all libraries and university curricula – you should read it whether or not you have a faith."Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder – the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace"This book comes at a very appropriate time a few months after the adoption of a historic United Nations Resolution on Animal Welfare (UNEP/EA.5/Res.1). The resolution on animal welfare, environment and sustainable development calls on Member States to recognise that protecting animals and their welfare is an important contribution to the global objectives of protecting the environment, reducing the risks of emerging zoonoses, improving food systems and achieving sustainable development.This book is an important contribution to understanding the ethical and moral aspects of animal welfare as described in the teachings and practices of religions. Joyce, while not a theologian, has, masterfully, not only told us stories we didn’t know derived from religions, but has also showed us that we need to work on our practices that do not often match our beliefs and religious teachings.Religion is about creation, purpose, destiny, life, and love. People’s beliefs about the creator and the creation affect all aspects of their being and behaviour. The book will have a critical influence on how people look to animals. The language of the book is just suitable for everyone, decision makers, faith leaders and the public. This is an important factor in influencing readers. Covering a wide range of religions and addressing many aspects is a highly commendable effort that I hope will promote stronger engagement of religious actors in respecting the welfare of animals who are, to some religions, other communities created by God."Dr Iyad Abumoghli, Director of Faith for Earth, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)"This is a profoundly affecting and thought-provoking work. When were we taught that mankind is more important than the rest of creation? Was it through religion, or indifference or greed? Can we return to true compassion and find the way back to respecting all sentient beings? Can we live without inflicting cruelty? I urge you read this book, whether you have a faith or not: it may change your life for the better."Dame Joanna Lumley, Actor and Campaigner"Joyce D’Silva has spent a lifetime working, with considerable success, to improve the lives of farm animals. And yet there remains much to be done. Around the world, most people have a religious faith and, in this book, Joyce D’Silva looks at how the world’s religions see animals and how these religions maintain we should live with them. The result is a book full of optimism and with many surprises. We desperately need everyone to work together to improve the lot of farm animals, which will also benefit wildlife, the environment more generally, and ourselves. This excellent book will help achieve that end."Rev Professor Michael J. Reiss, University College London"For those with some biological or medical training, humans are animals and it is normal to think of other sentient beings as similar to humans and very different from inanimate objects. The message in Joyce D’Silva’s book is of the 'beautiful teaching' of all of the world’s major faiths emphasising the value of non-human individuals and the obligation of people to care for them and consider their needs. For example, the Qur’an refers to non-human communities as like human communities and the Prophet Muhammad equates acts of kindness to humans and to other animals. Indeed, the book emphasises that such an attitude is important for everyone who lives an ethical and compassionate life. A major problem with the world at present is too much emphasis on humans and not enough emphasis on the rest of life."Donald M. Broom, Emeritus Professor of Animal Welfare, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge"This is a very timely and important work. It comes at a time when recognition of the interconnectedness of life is so significant for the future of all life and the planet. Readable and authoritative, it is essential reading for those of all faiths and none."Professor Joy Carter CBE DL Cgeol FGS, Emeritus Professor of Geochemistry and Health, University of Winchester"Religious faiths are afflicted by a striking paradox: they preach kindness to others, yet rarely speak out against the harms we do to animals – in our farming systems, laboratories, for entertainment, and other purposes. With animals increasingly affected by our actions, it has never been more important that people of faith speak, and act, with kindness toward animals. The majority of humanity follow religious teachings, which have enormous potential to help bring about a better world. By providing key examples from major and lesser-known religions, D’Silva reminds us of the fundamental commitments of faith communities to values such as kindness and compassion for animals. Animal Welfare in World Religion provides the keys to unlocking the potential of religion to bring about a better, kinder world for animals. It should be essential reading for all who care about animals and about living a life consistent with core religious values."Andrew Knight, Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Winchester Centre for Animal Welfare"Today we stand on the shore of a great ocean of human spiritual evolution, where we extend the Golden Rule – to treat others as we would wish to be treated ourselves – to our non-human, sentient sisters and brothers. Guided by the teachings and practices of the world religions, we set sail on this wondrous journey, and Joyce D’Silva’s Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice is the perfect guidebook to steer us on our course. It is such a privilege to share this exciting adventure with someone as insightful as Joyce. I encourage everyone to pick up this guide and set sail."Barbara Gardner, founder and CEO of the Animal Interfaith Alliance (AIA)"This book provides a timely and comprehensive look at the major religions and their historical and indeed contemporary approach to animals and animal welfare. The authority of the work is underpinned by the fact that it is written by an individual who has actively made an actual real, measurable, and beneficial improvement in animals' lives over many years.This is a book which demands attention and deserves to be widely read."Chris Fegan, Chief Executive, Catholic Concern for Animals"Clearly written and beautifully argued book…The author takes great pains to explain the suffering of fellow animals… complex details that even theologians and scholars of religion overlooked and neglected. It is deep and bold thinking on our responsibilities to animals and what religious teachings of the major global faiths and some Indigenous beliefs can help us to develop an ethics of compassion and moral responsibility towards all creatures."Ibrahim Ozdemir, Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University, Istanbul, President, Uskudar University Forum on Environmental Ethics, core member of al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth."Roman Catholic Cardinal Manning in Britain was a major figure in the early 19th Century animal protection movement despite the teaching of St Thomas Aquinas who held that humans have no 'direct' duties to animals. Faith leaders have mostly followed Thomist teachings and have been largely absent from discussions on animal protection and the reinvigoration of global animal protection starting in 1950. However, Joyce D’Silva demonstrates in this very accessible discussion of a variety of global faiths that concern for animals is found in the teachings of all the major world religions. Her very timely, accessible and necessary book appears a little more than seven years after Pope Francis’ Laudato Si encyclical – a powerful plea to the world to change its approach to protecting the global environment and the other creatures who share the world with humans."Andrew Rowan, President of WellBeing International"The first thing to say is that Joyce D’Silva, the author of this book, is one of the three or four outstanding political campaigners for animal rights of the last fifty years. So she knows a great deal about what she is writing. I happen to agree with every word I have read.Nearly all the great faiths have said wonderful things about the other animals (the Golden Rule applies). Yet too often they have forgotten this in practice. Why has no modern Pope, nor Archbishop, for example, ever made Animal Rights or Compassion for Animals the central subject for a leading Christian campaign? (Today’s Pope Francis gets the nearest.)Modern Christianity has failed miserably and ought to feel ashamed. This failure was one reason why I lost my Christian faith. (I am sure I am not alone in this.) The founders of faiths have nearly all shown their passionate concern for animals, as have the Saints. Yet their followers – the self-important second raters and bureaucrats have, however, let us all down.I happen to believe that Jesus too was passionately concerned about the animals being cruelly sacrificed in the Temple. It was a money-making scam and it made him furious. He chucked out the cruel animal exploiters. That is one reason why he was crucified."Richard Dudley Ryder MA DCP PhD (Cantab) AFBPsS FZS, President, Animal Interfaith Alliance, Past Chair, RSPCA"Joyce D’Silva has assembled an inspiring collection of ‘beautiful words’ coined by the fathers of the faiths, humbly aware that when God saw that it was good, he was referring to all life, not just us. Today, these words are largely unknown, forgotten or ignored, and not just by the secular. At a time when compassion for life is not just a moral duty but essential to our common survival, she challenges the current crop of faith leaders to take heed and give a lead."Professor John Webster, Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol, ‘Father of the Five Freedoms’"In this illuminating book, Joyce D'Silva very clearly makes the case for animal care and welfare in all the great religious traditions of the world. If we are to return any kind of dignity to the animal world – and save the planet from the perils of climate change and biodiversity loss – then we need to urgently align our world with these teachings."Gopal D. Patel, Co-Founder & Director Bhumi Global"I've long been interested in the ways in which different religions view and teach about nonhuman animals (animals) and the gulf between their teachings, and how they permit other animals to be treated with little to no respect, dignity, or compassion. I'm not a religious scholar, and when I discovered Joyce Di'Silva's new book Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice, I was immediately interested because she focused on questions I've been pondering in an amateurish way for decades."Marc Bekoff Ph.D., Psychology Today"The teaching is there, but it is being ignored. I hope my book can bring it to the forefront in all these faiths, so that their leaders and followers become spokespeople for the wellbeing of animals. Let’s unleash these teachings on the world!"SARX For All God's Creatures"This is a modern book, which not only looks at the ancient teachings and practices of the faiths, but looks at the views of very modern theologians who are living in today’s world of mass animal cruelty, that the writers of the ancient texts could not have imagined. Could the writers of the prescriptions on the most humane way to slaughter an animal for food in an ancient desert wilderness have had any comprehension of the factory farm of the 21st century? Their prescriptions could have been very different if they had. Joyce brings in the views of today’s modern theologians who can apply their faiths to today’s world – and she describes that world very thoroughly."Animal Interfaith Alliance"It is very important that Animal Welfare in World Religion be widely read and its powerful arguments heeded. It has the potential to help shift our imperiled planet onto a sustainable path, leaving a habitable healthy, environmentally sustainable world for future generations."Richard H. Schwartz, The Times of Israel"So, here is the huge anomaly – with so many lovely teachings and so many people following these teachings, how come the animals living closest to us, often in our control, are living such wretched lives? Let’s not forget the wild creatures too, whose habitats we are destroying all over the world. I decided to explore the whole conundrum in a book: “Animal Welfare in World Religion: Teaching and Practice”"Philip Lymbery"The book covers the three Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) and Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Rastafarianism, and the religious traditions of the First Peoples in Australia and North America. D’Silva unearths a selection of eloquent texts from the examined faiths that indicate how non-human members of creation should be treated. In most instances, she explicitly addresses what the different traditions have to say about modern intensive agriculture, animal slaughter, vivisection, and the treatment of wildlife. Overall, the book is beautifully written..."Andrew Rowan, WellBeing International"This book is an easy and informative read for those with little or no knowledge of other faiths, but it is also an uncomfortable read in that it shows how the abuse of animals is on the increase."CHURCH TIMESTable of Contents1. Judaism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 2. Christianity: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 3. Islam: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 4. Hinduism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 5. Buddhism: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals 6. Beyond the Major World Religions: Teaching and Practice regarding Humanity’s Relationship with Animals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Ethics of Abortion
Book SynopsisThe overturning of Roe v Wade makes the ethical consideration of abortion more important than ever. Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most comprehensive case against the choice of abortion yet published. This third edition of The Ethics of Abortion critically evaluates all the major grounds for denying basic rights to fetal human beings, including the views of those who defend not only abortion but also post-birth abortion. It also provides several (non-theological) justifications for the conclusion that all human beings, including those in utero, should be respected as persons. This book also critiques the view that abortion is not wrong even if the human fetus is a person. The Ethics of Abortion examines hard cases for those who are prolife, such as abortion in cases of rape or in order to save the woman's life, as well as hard cases for defenders of abortion, such as sex selection abortion and the rationale for being personally opposed but publicly supportive of abortion. It concludes with a discussion of whether artificial wombs might end the abortion debate. Answering the arguments of defenders of abortion, this book provides reasoned justification for the view that all intentional abortions are ethically wrong and that doctors and nurses who object to abortion should not be forced to act against their consciences.Updates and Revisions to the Third Edition Include: Discusses Achas Burinâs 2014 essay, Beyond Pragmatism: Defending the âBright Lineâ of Birth in chapter 3 Incorporates into chapter 8 David Booninâs cogently argued 2019 book, Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal â Even if the Fetus is a Person Expands chapter 9 to examine tragic cases in which prenatal diagnosis determines with certainty that a fetus will die shortly after birth Includes an updated and expanded section in chapter 11 on recent debates about conscience protections Considers in chapter 12 recent arguments that parents have a right to kill if the product of conception is in an artificial womb Updates statistics on numbers of abortions in the United States, including corrections to statistics that were once thought true but are now known as erroneous Updated bibliography Trade ReviewPraise for Previous Editions:“I spent years finding and learning what this book holds in one place. It is an excellent ‘first stop,’ and a necessary reference book for those who wish to engage fully the most vexing moral question of our day.”"Helen M. Alvaré, George Mason University School of Law“This is one of the very best book-length defenses of the claim that abortion is morally impermissible."David Boonin, University of Colorado Boulder (author of A Defense of Abortion)“It is required reading for anyone seriously interested in the abortion issue”Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Is after-birth abortion ethically permissible? 3. Does personhood begin at birth? 4. Does personhood begin during pregnancy? 5. Is fetal moral status linked to fetal development? 6. Does personhood begin at conception? 7. Objections to the basic moral status of human embryos 8. Is it wrong to abort a person? 9. Hard cases for critics of abortion 10. Hard cases for defenders of abortion 11. Abortion and conscience protections 12. Could artifical wombs end the abortion debate?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Animals and Religion
Book SynopsisWhat do animalsother than human animalshave to do with religion? How do our religious ideas about animals affect the lives of real animals in the world? How can we deepen our understanding of both animals and religion by considering them together? Animals and Religion explores how animals have crucially shaped how we understand ourselves, the other living beings around us, and our relationships with them.Through incisive analyses of religious examples from around the world, the original contributions to this volume demonstrate how animals have played key roles in every known religious tradition, whether as sacred beings, symbols, objects of concern, fellow creatures, or religious teachers. And through our religious imagination, ethics, and practices, we have deeply impacted animal lives, whether by domesticating, sacrificing, dominating, eating, refraining from eating, blessing, rescuing, releasing, commemorating, or contemplating them. Drawing primarily on perspectiveTable of ContentsOn Human Animal Being: An Opening Linda Hogan Introduction to Animals and Religion Aaron S. Gross, Dave Aftandilian, and Barbara R. Ambros Part I: Religion and Identity 1. L’nuwey Views of Animal Personhood and Their Implications Margaret Robinson 2. Animal Consciousness and Cognition Robert W. Mitchell and Mark A. Krause 3. Emotion Donovan O. Schaefer 4. Gender and Sexuality Katharine Mershon 5. Race, Animals, and a New Vision of the Beloved Community Christopher Carter 6. From Inspirational Beings to “Mad” Veg/ans: Tensions and Possibilities between Animal Studies and Disability Studies Alan Santinele Martino and Sarah May Lindsay 7. Human Beings and Animals: Same, Other, Indistinct? Matthew Calarco Part II: Religious Practices and Presence 8. Learning to Walk Softly: Intersecting Insect Lifeworlds in Everyday Buddhist Monastic Life Lina Verchery 9. An Islamic Case for Insect Ethics Sarra Tlili 10. Animal Theology Allison Covey 11. Blue Theology and Water Torah: People of Faith Caring for Marine Wildlife Dave Aftandilian 12. Animal Families in the Biblical Tradition Beth A. Berkowitz 13. The Cat Mitzvah: Jewish Literary Animals Andrea Dara Cooper 14. Blessings of Pets in Jewish and Christian Traditions Laura Hobgood 15. Becoming-Priceless through Sacrifice: A Goat for San Lázaro-Babalú Ayé Todd Ramón Ochoa 16. Refraining from Killing and Releasing Life? The Ethical Dilemmas of Animal Release Rituals in East Asia Barbara R. Ambros 17. Vegetarianism, Prohibited Meats, and Caring for Animals in Chinese Religious History Vincent Goossaert 18. The Difficult Virtue of Vegetarianism in Tibetan Buddhism Geoffrey Barstow 19. Veganism as Spiritual Practice Adrienne Krone 20. The Spiritual Practice of Providing Sanctuary for Animals Barbara Darling 21. Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics Kenneth R. Valpey 22. The Council of All Beings: A Deep Ecology Ritual Connecting People with Animals and the Natural World Eric D. Mortensen 23. Commemorating Animals in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.: Celebrating Kinship or Manifesting Difference? Barbara R. Ambros Part III: Religious Responses to Animal Lives 24. Contemplative Practices for Connecting to Animals (and Ourselves) Dave Aftandilian 25. Companion Animals Laura Hobgood 26. Domestication and Religion Nerissa Russell 27. The Ethics of Eating Animals: Jewish Responses Aaron S. Gross 28. Meditations on Living with Ghosts: The Settlement Legacy of Buffalo Extinction James Hatley 29. Urban Wildlife: Threats, Opportunities, and Religious Responses Seth B. Magle and Dave Aftandilian 30. The Connection We Share: Animal Spirituality and the Science of Sacred Encounters Barbara Smuts, Becca Franks, Monica Gagliano, and Christine Webb. About the Contributors Index
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Taylor & Francis Introducing Religion
Book SynopsisIntroducing Religion examines the different ways of looking at religion in the twenty-first century. Providing a broad overview to the discipline of religious studies, this new edition continues to introduce students to engaging and contemporary topics such as: sociology of religion psychology of religion history of religion religion and art religious ethics popular religion religion and violence Thoroughly updated throughout, this sixth edition includes new coverage of current debates and hot topics in the field, such as concerns about essentialism in religion, the importance of categorization, and the role of psychology in religious experience. This textbook is fundamental reading for students approaching this subject area for the first time.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Counseling Survivors of Religious Abuse
Book SynopsisThis book identifies and analyzes the forms, causes, and potential treatments of religious abuse. Religious abuse can include experiences of sexual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental abuse connected to a religious context. The book will help readers understand different types of religious abuse, including where the perpetrator is a religious leader, a group, or a system, as well as when there is an overtly spiritual element connected to the justification for the abuse. It also describes common experiences of those who have experienced religious abuse and some treatment approaches that will be useful to mental health providers when their clients present with these experiences. The rigorous scholarly approach of this book provides an academically grounded insight into this complex topic. As such, it will be a key reference for those studying and working in Religious Studies, Religion and Psychology, the Sociology of Religion, and Counseling and Mental Health.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Psychoanalysis and Wisdom
Book SynopsisPsychoanalysis and Wisdom applies psychoanalytic insights into one of the great examples of wisdom literature, the Ethics of the Fathers, an ethical tractate of the Talmud.Paul Marcus quotes key passages from the Ethics of the Fathers, providing a psychoanalytic commentary to enlarge and deepen our understanding of its contents, focusing primarily on what constitutes a flourishing life. Marcus then considers what psychoanalysis can provide in its engagement with this classic of the wisdom teachings, such as illuminating aspects of the Ethics that are overlooked or underappreciated, and how pearls of wisdom from the Ethics can be incorporated into psychoanalytic theory and practice. The book contains clinical material as well as the insights of philosophers like Martin Buber, Gabriel Marcel and Emmanuel Levinas.Psychoanalysis and Wisdom will appeal to readers interested in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and to academics and students of psychoanalytic stu
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Taylor & Francis Environmental Ethics and our Collective Character
Book SynopsisFaced with the global crisis of human caused environmental harm, this eloquently written text explores the connection between our individual virtues and vices and those of larger groups, such as societies, nations and businesses. It demonstrates how this huge collective crisis is our moral problem as individuals, and what we can do about it, together.The book sheds light on the notion of collective character and investigates the relationship between the way we are individually and the way we are together. Drawing on research from the social sciences, it demonstrates a close correlation between our individual and collective character, highlighting the scope of our influence on others, and suggests socially possible pathways toward a fair way of life in harmony with nature and community. To implement this, Clowney argues that we must change the current extractive and wasteful methods of business, economic growth, consumption, and capitalism. Initial chapters delve into our connection to those systems and consider how these can be transformed over time, followed by seven stories exemplifying the changes required, and chapters on several environmental virtues in their individual and collective form. The book concludes with a meditation on the virtues of faith, hope, and love, which the author puts forward as ground in many traditions, and necessary to sustain the work of environmental change.Environmental Ethics and our Collective Character will be an important discussion text for students, academics, and instructors in the field of environmental virtue ethics, virtue ethics more broadly, business ethics, political and social philosophy, and environmental and policy studies.
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Cambridge University Press Rights and Christian Ethics 1 New Studies in Christian Ethics Series Number 1
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Cambridge University Press The Political Morality of Liberal Democracy
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Cambridge University Press Peter Singer and Christian Ethics Beyond Polarization
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics Cambridge Companions to Religion
Book SynopsisIn this second edition of the best-selling Cambridge Companion to Christian Ethics, Robin Gill brings together twenty essays by leading experts, to provide a comprehensive introduction to Christian ethics which is both authoritative and up to date. This volume boasts four entirely new chapters, while previous chapters and all bibliographies have been updated to reflect significant developments in the field over the last decade. Gill offers a superb overview of the subject, examining the scriptural bases of ethics as well as discussing Christian ethics in the context of contemporary issues, including war and the arms trade, social justice, ecology, economics, medicine and genetics. All of the contributors have a proven track record of balanced, comprehensive and comprehensible writing making this book an accessible and invaluable source not only for students in upper-level undergraduate courses, graduate students and teachers, but anyone interested in Christian ethics today.Table of ContentsPart I. The Grounds of Christian Ethics: 1. Making moral decisions Rowan Williams; 2. Moral traditions in eastern and western Christianity Robin W. Lovin; 3. The Old Testament and Christian ethics John Rogerson; 4. The Gospels and Christian ethics Allen Verhey; 5. The epistles and Christian ethics Stephen C. Barton; Part II. Approaches to Christian Ethics: 6. Natural law and Christian ethics Stephen J. Pope; 7. Virtue ethics Jean Porter; 8. Gender and Christian ethics Lisa Sowle Cahill; 9. Liberation ethics Tim Gorringe; 10. Christian ethics in Asia Peniel Rajkumar; 11. Christian ethics: a Jewish perspective Ronald M. Green; 12. Other faiths and Christian ethics Gavin D'Costa; Part III. Issues in Christian Ethics: 13. Christianity and war R. John Elford; 14. The arms trade and Christian ethics Robin Gill; 15. Social justice and welfare Duncan B. Forrester; 16. Ecology and Christian ethics Michael S. Northcott; 17. Business, economics and Christian ethics Max L. Stackhouse with David W. Miller; 18. World family trends Don Browning; 19. Sexuality and religious ethics Robin Gill; 20. Christian ethics, medicine, and genetics James F. Childress.
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Cambridge University Press Peter Singer and Christian Ethics
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