Article from the January 2006 issue of Scientific American about increasingly more sophisticated alternatives to animal testing.

Compilation of resources on animal rights and testing from the North Carolina State University library.

2004 article from the BBC which suggests that animal testing is in decline.

This is an animal ethics guide from the BBC. It includes a section on religious views about animal ethics.

The American Psychological Association offers guidelines for ethical conduct in the care and use of animals.

Aubrey M. Malphurs, senior professor of leadership pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. He wrote Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal (Baker Books, 2004).

Matt Jones is director of new church development for North Alabama Conference for the United Methodist Church.

Penny Long Marler is a professor of religion at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., with interests in the relationship between church and society and religious change. She has written about measuring growth in church attendance.

Ruud Peters is professor of Arabic law and culture at the University of Amsterdam.  His research includes several books on Egyptian Islamic law.