Christianity and Animal Rights

  • Bekoff, Marc and Jessica Pierce. The Animals’ Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2017.
  • Camosy, Charles C. For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action. Cincinnati, OH: Franciscan Media, 2013.*
  • Clark, Stephen R. L. Animals and their moral standing. London: Routledge, 1997.
  • Clough, David L. On Animals: Volume I: Systematic Theology. Volume 1. New York, NY: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2012.*
  • Deane-Drummond, Celia and David Clough, ed. Creaturely theology: God, humans and other animals. London: SCM Press, 2009.*
  • Hyland, J. R. God’s Covenant with Animals: A Biblical Basis for the Humane Treatment of All Creatures. New York, NY: Lantern Books, 2000.*
  • Kemmerer, Lisa. Animals and World Religions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012.
  • Linzey, Andrew. Animal Theology. London: SCM Press, 1994.*
  • Linzey, Andrew and Tom Regan. Animals and Christianity: A Book of Readings. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1999, 2007.*
  • Phelps, Norm. The Dominion of Love: Animal Rights According to the Bible. New York, NY: Lantern Books, 2002.*
  • Singer, Peter. Animal liberation. New York, NY: Avon Books, 1990.
  • Webb, Stephen H. On God and dogs: a Christian theology of compassion for animals. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998.*
  • Webb, Stephen H. Good eating: the Bible, diet, and the proper love of animals. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press 2001.*
  • Waldau, Paul and Kimberley Christine Patton, ed. A Communion of Subjects: Animals in Religion, Science, and Ethics. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2006.
  • Williams, David. Animal rights, human responsibilities? Ridley Hall, Cambridge: Grove Books 2008.*
  • York, Tripp and Andy Alexis-Baker, ed. A faith embracing all creatures: addressing commonly asked questions about Christian care for animals. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012.*

 

*Refers to those written from a Christian perspective.