Aaron Gross is an associate professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego and author of The Question of the Animal and Religion: Theoretical Stakes, Practical Implications (2014). He can discuss Jewish values with regard to animals and the Torah’s proscription, called tzaar baalei hayim, against inflicting pain on any creature. In 2016, he gave an interview to Religion Dispatches on the question of whether animals can believe in God.
| Website | http://www.sandiego.edu/cas/faculty-and-staff/biography.php?profile_id=330 |
| Email address | aarongross@sandiego.edu |
| Phone number | 619-260-7412 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Bioethics, Clergy, education, Ethics, Medical ethics, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | California, North America, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Faiths | Judaism |
| Languages | English |