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Farmed Animal Flourishing: Christian Ethics of Farmed Animal Welfare (UK) Project

February 11, 2021

by Margaret B. Adam Why should Christians care about farmed animal welfare? What exactly is improved farmed animal welfare? Who can improve it and how? These are some of the questions addressed by the 3-year research project, Christian Ethics of Farmed Animal Welfare (CEFAW) in the UK. The project is funded

Crying over Spilt Milk

February 2, 2021

by Lee Palumbo While chatting with a friend one day about the high volume of antibiotics and other nasty ingredients found in today’s cows’ milk, he asked me, “So why do you care what others eat or drink?” I cried. I often cry over this subject. I struggle to maintain calm

Remembering John Lewis and His Chickens

August 6, 2020

by Jeania Ree V. Moore When recounting his beginnings as a civil rights activist, Congressman John Lewis often started with Big Belle and Li’l Pullet, two valued members of his childhood congregation. For this flock, Lewis was not a follower, but a leader. Lewis was put in charge of the chickens

VIDEO: An Expert Explains…The Ethics of Farming Animals

January 28, 2020

Check out this video that the University of Chester produced of CreatureKind co-founder David Clough talking through the basic ethical issues of using animals for food!

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

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

Lecture Explores Theological Relationship Between Human and Non-Human Animals

March 13, 2019

Calvin College recently hosted its 11th Animals and the Kingdom of God lecture series. The ongoing event includes lectures, panel discussions, and a potluck dinner shared by both speakers and attendees. Christopher Carter, PhD, presented this year’s keynote: “Being Human Takes Practice: Toward a Liberative Theological Anthropology.” In his talk, Carter

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

Should Christians Be Vegan?

January 28, 2019

by David Clough Why might Christians consider going vegan? There are four reasons that overlap with the reasons anyone else might give: concern for the environment, concern for animals, concern for human welfare, and the desire to adopt a more healthy diet. In addition, Christians might be inspired by long religious

Good Love

August 20, 2018

Sermon delivered by Michael Anthony Howard at Brookside Community Church, April 22, 2018. Reprinted here with permission. The Resurrection illustrates what good love looks like. When love is good, it has the power to transform us and offer new life to the world! The Raging Rambo Whether it was natural born

Farm Animal Welfare: How Good is Good Enough?

October 16, 2017

from David Clough I spend a lot of my time thinking and writing about farmed animals, but mostly at a desk in front of a computer screen. So I was delighted to get the chance to visit a small organic farm and an organic smallholding with Margaret, CreatureKind’s Project Editor. One

The Reconciliation of Creation: Especially Cows

July 24, 2017

by Margaret B. Adam This article was originally delivered as a sermon at Hertford College Evensong. The readings: Isaiah 11:1-9 Psalm 148 Colossians 1:15-20 In today’s psalm, all of creation is exhorted to praise God. The psalmist calls all people to praise the Lord. He also calls on angels, stars, skies,

The Miraculous Catch: It’s Not About Fishing

June 5, 2017

There are some passages in the Bible that, I have to admit, I just wish weren’t there.

Turkey Talk: Christians and the Thanksgiving Meal

November 11, 2016

Like most people, I thought that animals killed for food needed to be healthy and well-cared-for. I thought that meat came from farmers who had a few animals, cared well for them, and knew them by name.

The Good News for All Creation, A St. Francis Day Sermon

October 19, 2016

A relationship between the non-human animals and the divine can be found throughout the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, and Jesus is often with the animals — from his birth among the creatures of the barn to his time with the wild beasts in the desert.

CreatureKind Corner: Why do Animals Suffer? One Response and Three Recipes

June 11, 2016

Why do animals suffer? It’s a big question—an ancient, continuing, and persisting question. We have no divine FAQ page about God’s intentions. We have no single, simple, satisfying answer. As humans, we are bound to the limits of our creaturely capacities to interpret scripture, but we can do so in conversation with the church’s rich heritage of teachers, preachers, ministers, and heroes of the faith.

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