Perspectives on the World Christian Movement : A Reader

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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (Third Edition) is a collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization. Writings from more than 90 mission scholars and practitioners introduce lay people and students to the astounding potential of the global Christian movement. Each of the 125 articles offers practical wisdom enabling Christians to labor together in bold, biblical hope to finish the task of seeing Christ named and followed among all the peoples of the earth.









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Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation

Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation

Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in Ethics and the Beast, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way. By making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore could attract wide understanding and support, Zamir attempts to change the terms of the liberation debate.

Without defending it, Ethics and the Beast claims that speciesism is fully compatible with liberation. Even if we believe that we should favor humans when there is a pressing human need at stake, Zamir argues, that does not mean that we should allow marginal human interests to trump the life-or-death interests of animals. As minimalist as it sounds, this position generates a robust liberation program, including commitments not to eat animals, subject them to factory farming, or use them in medical research. Zamir also applies his arguments to some questions that tend to be overlooked in the liberation debate, such as whether using animals can be distinguished from exploiting them, whether liberationists should be moral vegetarians or vegans, and whether using animals for therapeutic purposes is morally blameless.

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Quebec After Catholicism.: An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life

Quebec After Catholicism.: An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life





This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on June 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2046 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Many people of Quebec, Canada, regard Charles de Gaulle as a hero. De Gaulle supported Quebec's struggle to exist independently, as a conservative Catholic testimony against the modern, liberal nation. Many Frenchmen outside Quebec were absorbed into North America's Protestant culture. Most Canadian Catholic bishops appear to make not giving offense their highest priority, and the dictates of Vatican II have significantly lowered the Catholic spirit of this province in favor of nationalism.

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Title: Quebec After Catholicism.
Author: Preston Jones
Publication: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Institute on Religion and Public Life
Page: 12

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