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CreatureKind Corner: Meet Aline Silva

September 24, 2021

by Aline Silva I was born in Sao Paulo, Brasil and grew up between the cities of Cotia and Itapevi, just on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Currently, I reside in the unceded lands of the Tequesta, Taino, and Seminole peoples, named South Florida, USA with my main squeeze and canine

Not “Either/Or,” but “And”

April 9, 2021

by CreatureKind Fellow, Estela Torres I was raised in a conservative Catholic environment in Monterrey, Mexico. I felt a deep love for animals from a very young age and was very sensitive to their suffering. Perhaps it was my mother’s stories about her childhood dog, Bobby, that made an impression on

A Many-Folded Cord

September 22, 2020

by Beth Quick “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other … A threefold cord is not quickly broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10a, 12b, NRSV) Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay I’ve been a vegetarian since I

Welcome to Regents Theological College as a CreatureKind Partner

April 30, 2020

by David Clough CreatureKind is delighted to welcome Regents Theological College as our latest partner institution. Regents campus is on the western slopes of the Malvern hills in England. Regents is among the foremost Pentecostal Bible Colleges in Europe and one of the largest in the UK. It is also the

Reflections on COVID-19: Suffering from Exile

March 31, 2020

by Ashley Lewis Throughout scripture, human and non-human animals are bound up in each other’s lives. In the Garden of Eden, animals and humans shared the experiences of creation and vocation. Aside from immediate family, Noah’s only companions on the ark were animal-kind. From Abraham to Joseph, sheep and goats are

So What if Eating Red Meat is Healthy…or Not?

October 7, 2019

by Margaret B. Adam Recently, a new medical study hit the headlines, arguing that reducing meat consumption does not improve human health. This study reviewed previous studies and decided that the evidence is not strong to warrant the advice to eat less meat. It’s too early to tell how these latest

CreatureKind Summer Round-Up

September 10, 2019

It’s been a busy summer at CreatureKind and we want to share some of the highlights with you. CreatureKind Ministry Intern CreatureKind has graduated its very first Ministry Intern. Ashley Lewis is a student at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She is seeking her Master of Divinity. Her ministry focus

Virtual Visit with David Clough

July 2, 2019

If you’d like a chance to meet and discuss Christianity and animal ethics with CreatureKind founder and co-director, Professor David Clough, please plan to join us on October 21 and 22, 2019, for the “David Clough Virtual Visit,” a series of interactive online sessions, hosted by Farm Forward. You can sign

New Video Highlighting CreatureKind’s Work!

June 27, 2019

Watch this great video to see how CreatureKind addresses faith, anti-racism, and farmed animal welfare, in conversation with other community initiatives that share similar concerns. A note from CreatureKind: We are grateful and happy to be in partnership with Farm Forward, which takes seriously the role of faith communities in creation

Truth, Freedom, and Creaturely Kindness

June 19, 2019

by Ashley M. Lewis The work of CreatureKind, and the influence of Co-Director, Sarah Withrow King, have been instrumental for me over the last few years as I decided to leave my corporate career and pursue a Master of Divinity degree, with the hope of working in ministry related to food

CreatureKind Presents at Eco-Minded Theological Symposium

March 20, 2019

“To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation. When we do this knowingly, lovingly, skillfully, reverently, it is a sacrament. When we do it ignorantly, greedily, clumsily, destructively, it is a desecration. In such desecration we condemn ourselves to spiritual and moral loneliness, and others

Green Seminary Initiative and CreatureKind Announce Partnership

March 5, 2019

GSI director, abby mohaupt, and CreatureKind co-directors, Sarah Withrow King and David Clough, on the campus of Santa Clara University in San Jose, CA. While environmental advocacy and animal advocacy groups have often been at odds with one another, Green Seminary Initiative and CreatureKind believe that a holistic, effective approach to

Apply Now: CreatureKind Climate Leadership Fellow

February 18, 2019

Image from Young Evangelicals for Climate Action We’ve spent a lot of time on college campuses recently and met so many compassionate, intelligent students with a heart for affecting positive change on a global scale. One of our primary takeaways from these weeks spent on the road is this: we are

Reflections from the Road

January 9, 2019

by Sarah Withrow King CreatureKind spent the latter part of December and the first week of January on the road, exhibiting and talking to attendees of Intervarsity’s Urbana Missions Conference and the Society of Christian Ethics annual meeting (held in conjunction with the Society of Jewish Ethics and the Society for

October Highlights from CreatureKind

November 6, 2018

The CreatureKind team was out and about in October! Our project editor, Margaret, spoke about CreatureKind’s theological foundations and approach to food policy at the Humane Society International’s “Forward Food Week” at Oxford Brookes University, Headington. David addressed the Church of England’s Annual Gathering of Readers in the Diocese of Chester

CreatureKind Founder David Clough Awarded Nearly Half a Million Pounds for Research Grant

September 3, 2018

David Clough has been awarded a £450,000 research grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a three-year project on the Christian Ethics of Farmed Animal Welfare in partnership with major UK churches and a number of other organizations (listed below). Work on the project will begin in October 2018.

A space for love and hope: The year ahead for CreatureKind

January 9, 2017

What I need in times like this are spaces for love and hope: areas of activity where I know that devoting my time, energy, and resources will make a positive difference to others, whether they are nearby or far away.

Highlights from Our First Ten Months

November 3, 2016

We’re excited to share with you the progress we’ve made over the last ten months!

CreatureKind Corner: Can You Be CreatureKind and Eat Creatures?

August 11, 2016

Q: Can people be creaturekind if they are not vegan? Can people consume animals and animal products and still be creaturekind?

The Creatures of CreatureKind at Work

August 2, 2016

CreatureKind is a unique venture—working to raise awareness of farmed animal protection from within the church.

VIDEO: What Does CreatureKind Do?

June 29, 2016

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Why Give to CreatureKind?

May 24, 2016

We think we’re doing something special at CreatureKind. We are advocates for animals from within the church! Our founder is David Clough, Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Chester. Our co-director, Sarah Withrow King, is the Deputy Director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy at Eastern University. Our volunteers are deeply faithful Christians who have dedicated their lives to service.

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