“Going to the Dogs”: Canid Ethology and Theological Reflection

Abstract. Theological reflection often treats animals in the very broadest terms and establishes a dramatic difference between humans and animals. Empirical observations, however, describe animals and their relationship to humans in more nuanced ways. Marc Bekoff's science, which integrates eth...

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Main Author: Howell, Nancy R. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2006
In: Zygon
Year: 2006, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-70
Further subjects:B Soul music
B Justice
B Ethology
B Diversity
B Panentheism
B Difference
B intensity
B Animals
B uniqueness
B Comparison
B Speciesism
B theology of nature
B Continuity
B Variation
B attention epistemology
B Personhood
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Summary:Abstract. Theological reflection often treats animals in the very broadest terms and establishes a dramatic difference between humans and animals. Empirical observations, however, describe animals and their relationship to humans in more nuanced ways. Marc Bekoff's science, which integrates ethology and ecology, generates a view of the complex social behaviors of animals and entails observations about difference. Dialogue with Bekoff's sensitive awareness of animal behavior is the occasion to construct a theology of nature that is better informed about diversity among animals and differences within and among species.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2006.00726.x