Teaching Resources

Animals As Our Neighbors: Including all of Creation in Ministry. This presentation was prepared by Aline Silva and Megan Grigorian for the Parliament of World Religions Conference in August, 2023.
CK 101: Animal Farming, the Food on Our Plates, and Environmental Justice. This presentation was prepared by Aline Silva and Ashley Lewis for Columbia Theological Seminary’s Just Creation Conference in March, 2023.
Food Ethics in Practice Presentation. This presentation was prepared by Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter for a workshop and identifies some of the major justice issues in our current food production system.
Animal Theology and Ethics graduate theological syllabus.
CreatureKind Course for Churches. A six-week study designed for small groups as an introduction to the place of animals in Christian history and thought.
Intersectional Resources on Animals handout.
Animals and Sustainability Resources for Classrooms and Students. This list was prepared for a college professor who wanted to include animals in her Sustainable Agriculture course.

Resources to Help Raise Awareness in Your Faith Community

A Vigil for Forgotten Animals. A vigil for the Just Creation Conference at Columbia Theological Seminary on March 17th, 2023.
Create with CreatureKind: An Eastertide Event Virtual Program. An art-focused service on Earth Day featuring guest artist Ronnie “Ro” Robles.
CreatureKind Lenten Service Virtual Program. A service focusing on the transformation and reflection aspects of Lent, seeking to join Jesus in the wilderness and learn from the earth and other creatures.
A CreatureKind Advent Service Virtual Program. Liturgies and songs that include all God’s creatures in our lament and hope.
Bulletin from First Congregational United Church of Christ, Portland. In addition to a sermon delivered by David Clough, the service included worship songs and readings that drew congregants attention to the place of animals in Christian life and thought. An excellent resource for any church considering incorporating concern for animals into a worship service.
The Good News for All Creation, sermon by Beth Foster for Renaissance Presbyterian Church.
The Reconciliation of All Creation: Especially Cows, sermon by Margaret B. Adam for Hertford College Evensong.
Finding Our Place in the World, sermon by David Clough at Drew Theological School Chapel.
Undoing Domination, sermon by Michael Anthony Howard at Brookside Community Church.

CreatureKind Webinar: Theological Ethics with David Clough, September 2020.
CreatureKind Webinar: Helping Your Community Adopt CreatureKind Values with DefaultVeg, August 2020.
CreatureKind Webinar: Re-Thinking Dominion: Co-Sustaining Creation with Dr. Randy Woodley, July 2020.
Video: David Clough “An Expert Explains” by the University of Chester, January 2020.
Audio: David Clough’s “Should People of Faith Eat Animals” at the Greenbelt Festival, August 2019.
Audio: David Clough’s “The Challenge of Christian Animal Ethics” at the University of Victoria in February 2019.
Video: David Clough's opening address at Calvin College's Animal and the Kingdom of God lecture series in April 2017.
Video: Margaret B. Adam's keynote speech at the Sarx Creature Conference in March 2017.
Video: David Clough's keynote speech at the Sarx Creature Conference in March 2017.

Margaret B. Adam's keynote speech at the Sarx Creature Conference in March 2017.
David Clough's keynote speech at the Sarx Creature Conference in March 2017.