All Animals Matter: Marc Bekoff's Contribution to Constructive Christian Theology
Abstract. Along with Jane Goodall, Mark Bekoff proposes that religion can join science in recognizing that animals have minds of their own; that humans can humbly imagine themselves inside these minds, all the while recognizing their independent integrity; and that, as creatures with psyches, animal...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2006
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Zygon
Année: 2006, Volume: 41, Numéro: 1, Pages: 29-58 |
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Ethology
B consciousness of animals B Earth Charter B spirituality and animals B animal protection B Process Philosophy B animal minds B cognitive ethology B Alfred North Whitehead B theology of animals B Process theology B Marc Bekoff B Jane Goodall B ecojustice |
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Résumé: | Abstract. Along with Jane Goodall, Mark Bekoff proposes that religion can join science in recognizing that animals have minds of their own; that humans can humbly imagine themselves inside these minds, all the while recognizing their independent integrity; and that, as creatures with psyches, animals deserve respect and care. In his various writings Bekoff offers many hints of what a theology of animal minds might look like and how it might be part of a more comprehensive theology of respect and care for the community of life. Process or Whiteheadian theology offers a way of appreciating Bekoff's insights, linking them with the ecojustice movement, showing how they can be linked with various themes in evolutionary biology, and developing a threefold approach to animal well-being: cosmological, ethical, and spiritual. In so doing, process thought shows how the practice of science, particularly as expressed in cognitive theology, involves a marriage of empathy and observation, which represents science and spirituality at their best. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00725.x |