Vegan Theology: For the Least of These

For the six weeks of Lent we will be focusing on Gayle Boss’ book Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing and telling the stories of animals that are in peril due to the poor human stewardship of creation. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Calendar: Christ’s Time for the Church by Laurence Hull Stookey Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing by Gayle Boss and David...

In this Episode we finish our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology, with Chapter 9 entitled Genetic Engineering as Animal Slavery. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology, with Chapter 8 entitled Vegetarianism as a Biblical Ideal Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology, with Chapter 7 entitled Hunting as the Anti-Gospel of Predation. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology, with Chapter 6 entitled Animal Experiments as Un-Godly Sacrifices. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology , with Chapter 5 entitled Animal Rights and Parasitical Nature. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology , with Chapter 4 entitled Liberation Theology for Animals. Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology , with Chapter 3 entitled Humans as the Servant Species . Resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/only-the-suffering-god-can-help-divine-passibility-in-modern-theology/

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology, with chapter 2 entitled The Moral Priority of the Weak. Books referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we continue our discussion of Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology . Books referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theologians by Andrew Lizney and Clair Linzey Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

In this Episode we discuss Andrew Linzey's seminal book, Animal Theology. We intend to work through this book to help bolster our Vegan Theology. Books referenced in the making of this podcast: Animal Theologians by Andrew Lizney and Clair Linzey Animal Theology by Andrew Linzey

This podcast is a response to a listener's question about the rapture using Matthew 24:40. Three Biblical verses that are recognized as supporting the rapture by rapture adherents are: 1 Thessalonians 4:17, John 14:2 & 1 Corinthians 15:51-52. Three biblical verses that are used to support the rapture but are debatable are Matthew 24:31, 2 Thessalonians 1:10 & Revelation 14:14-16. Books and...

This episode discusses living in the already/not yet state in which we currently find ourselves. Jesus inaugurated the new creation with his resurrection on this broken earth. Christians as image bearers are meant to continue advancing the new creation even now in this present broken and evil world. Thy will be done on earth. Books referenced in the making of this podcast: Apostle of the Last Days...

In this episode we discuss a rethinking of the eternal state in biblical eschatology in which the new earth is our final destination and not heaven as well as the platonic influence on our theology. A few verses which emphasize a renewal of the current creation are Matthew 19:28, Acts 3:21, Colossians 1:20, Ephesians 1:10, 2 Peter 3:13 and Revelation 21:1 which hearken back to Genesis 1:1 and Isai...

This episode discusses the new creation which will be an eternal and bodily existence for the whole world. We referenced the following verses to highlight the qualities of the new creation: Genesis 1:1 - 2:3, 2:9-14; 3:8; Leviticus 26:12; Deuteronomy 23:14; 2 Sam 7:6,9; Ezekiel 28:13-18; 40:6; Isaiah 2:4; 11:6-9; 25:8; 26:19; 66:22;Matthew 5-7; Romans 8:18-23; Revelation 21:1-6; 22:1-2. Books and...

Understanding the ancient Hebrew mind helps us better read and interpret the Old Testament. In this episode, we hear that order was the highest value to the Ancient Near Eastern mind of which the ancient Hebrews were a part of. And with order comes non-order and disorder. Related to order is the idea of function and purpose. Things that are ordered properly in G-d’s creation have a function and pu...

Hebrew words from Gen 1:28 Rule (NIVEC: 8097) Subdue (NIVEC: 3899) Fill (NIVEC: 4848) Hebrew words from Gen 2:15 Work (NIVEC: 6268) Watch (NIVEC: 9068) Hebrew word from Gen 3:16 Rule (NIVEC: 5440) Books that were referenced in the making of this episode: John R. Kohlenberger III - The NIV Exhaustive Bible Concordance, Third Edition: A Better Strong's Bible Concordance - NIVEC Sandra L. Richter - S...

The Imagi Dei (Image of G-d) as humans' royal function. John R. Kohlenberger III - The NIV Exhaustive Bible Concordance, Third Edition: A Better Strong's Bible Concordance - NIVEC J. Richard Middleton - The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 Robert L. Thomas - The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance (Strongest Strong's) Willam A. VanGemeren - New International Dictionary of Old Testame...

Defintion of the Hebrew phrase 'nepes hayya' ( living creatures ) from NIDOTTE, Vol. 2, pg. 108 - ‘But the Torah does more than acknowledge physical life, briefly describing also its inception. As a result of G-d’s creative activity, both animals and people are “living creatures.” In this sense, all of animate nature is on similar standing. While most translations imply that Gen 2:7 is in some way...

-Intro to vegan theology, short discussion of our approach and method to the biblical text as well discussing a brief comparison between the the Genesis Creation narrative and the Mesopotamian Creation Epic, Enuma Elish. From Enuma Elish, we read from Table 4, Lines 127-141 and from Table 6, lines 30-36. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ -...