Richard D. Stratton
Richard D. Stratton is the editor of Kindness to Animals and Caring for the Earth: Selections From the Sermons and Writings of Latter-day Saint Church Leaders.
Category: Environment
Richard Foltz
Richard Foltz is a professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and director of its Centre for Iranian Studies. He is considered a pioneer in the academic field combining religion and ecology and is an expert in Islamic religious and cultural attitudes toward animals. His books include (as author) Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim […]
Calvin DeWitt
Calvin DeWitt is a professor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is concerned with the ethics of farming and uses of the natural environment, including animals. He is co-founder of the International Evangelical Environmental Network.
“Rabbi finds vegetarianism to be a religious ideal”
Read a July 18, 2008, article in the Columbia Missourian about the religious underpinnings for Rabbi Yossi Feintuch’s decision to be a vegetarian.
“Dalai Lama to chicken farmers: Let your hens roam and your eggs be salmonella free”
Read an Aug. 31, 2010, article from the Los Angeles Times about the Dalai Lama’s environmental message to chicken farmers.
“Preserving Man and Beast”
Read an Aug. 23, 2010, article from Christianity Today about biblical versus atheistic views of animal rights.
“The Bible and Human ‘Dominion’ Over Animals: Superiority or Responsibility?”
Read an Aug. 14, 2010, article from The Huffington Post about human’s biblical responsibility to animals.
“Sustainable Food, Sustainable Faith”
Read a July 28, 2010 article from The Huffington Post about how the Talmud discusses sustainability and environmental stewardship.
“What’s the godly way to treat animals?”
Read a June 14, 2010, article from USA Today about religion and animal rights.