The Secret Theology of Pets

Last week we talked about life (and how we're not supposed to murder people). How are we supposed to treat non-human life? What exactly are animals, metaphysically speaking, and where do they fit in God's world? There's a lot the Bible doesn't tell us. But in this episode we'll look at a few of the things God does say about (and to) animals in His original creation... and in the new creation as well.

This Episode Features: A Christian Philosophy of Pets; Escapee Turtles; Always Look Up; What About The Penguins?; Tales Of Scamp The Dachsund; Heavenly Hunting; Talking Animal Etiquette; and Also Much Cattle.

Transcript: https://bit.ly/31EVXQn-htz-43

Links:

Genesis 1: https://www.esv.org/Genesis+1/

The Everlasting Man - G.K. Chesterton: https://amzn.to/2QZPKsr

Dr Doolittle's Delusion - Stephen R. Anderson: https://amzn.to/2Ta6w9h

King Solomon's Ring - Konrad Z. Lorenz: https://amzn.to/3jl01uV

"So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005): https://youtu.be/N_dUmDBfp6k

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams: https://amzn.to/3jfGPyM

"When the Music's Over" - The Doors: https://youtu.be/nOJSmXSFCWk

Calvin and Hobbes - Bill Watterson: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes

Ecclesiastes 3: https://www.esv.org/Ecclesiastes+3/

Proverbs 12: https://www.esv.org/Proverbs+12/

The Problem of Pain - C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/2TerzYl

That Hideous Strength - C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/3jeJBV1

Numbers 22: https://www.esv.org/Numbers+22/

Romans 8: https://www.esv.org/Romans+8/

Isaiah 11: https://www.esv.org/Isaiah+11/

Isaiah 65: https://www.esv.org/Isaiah+65/

Romans 5: https://www.esv.org/Romans+5/

"Elder Millennial: Parental Urge" (Language Warning) - Iliza Schlesinger: https://youtu.be/edytd0XRD4I

Recos:

Lessons from a Sheepdog - Phillip Keller: https://amzn.to/3kku8UL

Dominion - Tom Holland: https://amzn.to/2Hio0hc

The New Pony - A Little Golden Book: https://amzn.to/2TeFwWp

Maggy Smith: http://maggysmith.com/