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GOD, CHRIST, AND ANIMALS
Author(s) -
Fergusson David
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/zygo.12111
Subject(s) - incarnation , doctrine , anthropocentrism , relation (database) , philosophy , criticism , theology , systematic theology , field (mathematics) , epistemology , environmental ethics , literature , art , mathematics , database , computer science , pure mathematics
One of the most significant contributions to the field in recent times, David Clough's work On Animals: Volume 1, Systematic Theology , should ensure that theologies of creation, redemption, and eschatological fulfillment give proper attention to animals. In a landmark study, he draws upon resources in Scripture and tradition to present a systematic theology that is alert to the place of animals in the divine economy. Amidst his relentless criticism of all forms of anthropocentrism, however, it is asked whether some unresolved tensions emerge in relation to the traditional doctrine of God, the use of the category of the “personal” in theology, and the incarnation of the Word of God as a human creature.