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By Sarah Withrow King Five years ago, I wrote an article for CreatureKind called “Turkey Talk: Christians and the Thanksgiving Meal.” Even though all the facts about turkeys remain true, I wouldn’t write that article today. I confess that the article as it’s written upholds settler colonial ideas, failing to spend

Vegan – and Christian, Too

November 4, 2020

by Nathan Porter “You’re vegan? But I thought you were a Christian!” Comments like this one are familiar to followers of Jesus who have given up the use of animal products. I have been vegetarian for almost half a decade, and recently went vegan. Although I have received criticism from both

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

Why Talking about Christianity and Animals Requires Talking about Race

November 11, 2019

by David Clough Aphro-ism by Aph Ko and Syl Ko is essential reading for all animal advocates. When I started writing about Christianity and animals I confess that I didn’t see the connection with race and white privilege. I was sympathetic to the idea that some theologians and Christian ethicists should

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

Living with God’s Other Creatures

January 10, 2018

Adapted from a sermon delivered by David Clough at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland, Oregon on January 7, 2018. Scripture Romans 8:18-24: “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creations waits in eager expectation

Incarnating a CreatureKind Church at Duke Divinity’s Summer Reconciliation Institute

November 3, 2016

We at CreatureKind are thrilled to partner with our friends at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Faith Outreach Program to present “Incarnating a CreatureKind Church” at this year’s Summer Institute for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School.

Green thumbs and Black youth: The social complexity of urban gardening

June 20, 2016

“Garden club? I’m not trying to join the garden club! What are you trying to do, make me a slave or something?” How do you respond to a question like this?

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Rethinking My White Vegan Advocacy at Thanksgiving

Vegan – and Christian, Too

A Many-Folded Cord

Why Talking about Christianity and Animals Requires Talking about Race

Lecture Explores Theological Relationship Between Human and Non-Human Animals

Living with God’s Other Creatures

Incarnating a CreatureKind Church at Duke Divinity’s Summer Reconciliation Institute

Green thumbs and Black youth: The social complexity of urban gardening

Rethinking My White Vegan Advocacy at Thanksgiving

Vegan – and Christian, Too

A Many-Folded Cord

Why Talking about Christianity and Animals Requires Talking about Race

Lecture Explores Theological Relationship Between Human and Non-Human Animals

Living with God’s Other Creatures

Incarnating a CreatureKind Church at Duke Divinity’s Summer Reconciliation Institute

Green thumbs and Black youth: The social complexity of urban gardening

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