Henry Karlson has anther series of intersting posts on Christianity and animals. See On the Mediatorial Relationship of Humans with Animals. Also see his post Consequentialism and Animals. On the last post I am not going to be endorsing the vegetarian comments some are making.
I have a hard time seeing the Church saying we should not eat animals since Jesus was not one I that endorsed that view it appears. What about FISH? Peta folks are always protesting fishing rodeos. The apostles were a fishermen. Of course I guess most vegetarians are not that radical.
On a related note how does a radical Christian vegetarian theology deal with a Catholic Eucharistic theology? What happens to the Lamb of God?
Monday, March 15, 2010
God and Your Pets
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Well, with vegetarianism, I did write a piece on how it could be seen as a virtue, though because of our frail situation, it is one which is not expected to be required by all in all times (like other things, such as celibacy): http://vox-nova.com/2009/11/19/in-all-things-charity-on-the-pursuit-of-the-virtues-with-a-special-reflection-on-christian-vegetarianism/
It is interesting to note that there has been a major vegetarian tradition within Christianity from the beginning (St Matthew being said to be one by St Clement of Alexandria). And it seems to be based upon the attempt to live eschatologically (just as celibacy could be said to be doing so).
A good, and I would say, to the center presentation of Jesus and animals, where it shows that he preached respect for them, while acknowledging his connection to the lifestyle of his time, is in the two chapters by Richard Baukman -- "Jesus and Animals I: What did he Teach?" and "Jesus and Animals II: What did he Practice" in Animals on the Agenda. Even then, though, he points out some interesting aspects of Mark's Gospel which tend to suggest he is pointing to the eschatological vision between man and beast in the prophets being found in some of the actions of Christ. Well worth checking out.
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