Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights: Amazon.de: Richard Alan Young, Carol J. Adams: Englische Bücher

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Religions have been used to justify variations of human behavior ranging from how to wage war to ways of preserving peace. The religious reasons why humans should restrain from eating meat are the concern of these two books. Berry, historical adviser to the North American Vegetarian Society, has compiled essays discussing how the world's religions (Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Judaism, Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity, and Sufism) have dealt with vegetarianism. Accompanying each essay is an interview with a vegetarian practitioner of that particular faith, usually a clergy member, monk, or self-proclaimed follower. The true value of this book is in these interviews, where the scholarly interpretations of religious texts come alive in the daily practices of the believers. Unlike Berry, Young (New Testament studies, Temple Baptist Seminary) restricts his perspective to biblical interpretations of text concerning the dietary laws and customs of Christians and Jews. It is through this careful reading of the Bible that he engages the reader in a discussion of the dilemma, both religious and social, of whether "real" Christians should be vegetarians. He expands his thesis to include animal testing and experimentation, the fur industry, and animal factories. Both books strongly advocate vegetarianism, and the theological arguments are biased toward non-meat eating, but this does not distract from the deep scholarship performed by both authors. For those who are seeking a religious basis for their vegetarianism, these two books are essential reading. Recommended for all libraries.?Glenn Masuchika, Chaminade Univ. Lib., Honolulu
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Is God a Vegetarian? is one of the most complete explorations of vegetarianism in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Young, a linguistics and New Testament scholar, attempts to answer the question being asked with greater and greater frequency: "Are Christians morally obligated to be vegetarians?"Many people are confused about the apparent mixed messages within the Bible. On the one hand, God prescribes a vegetarian diet in the Garden of Eden and the apocalyptic visions of Isaiah and John imply the restoration of a vegetarian diet. However, it is also clear that God permits, Jesus partakes in, and Paul sanctions the eating of flesh. Does the Bible give any clear guidance?Close readings of key biblical texts pertaining to dietary customs, vegetarianism, and animal rights make up the substance of the book. Rather than ignoring or offering a literal, twentieth-century interpretation of the passages, the author analyzes the voices of these conflicting dietary motifs within their own social contexts. Interwoven throughout these readings are discussions of contemporary issues, such as animal testing and experimentation, the fur industry, raising animals in factories, and the effects of meat-eating on human health.Thirteen chapters cover such topics as -- the vegetarian diet in the Garden of Eden -- the clothing of the first humans in animal skins -- God's permitting humans to eat meat -- animal sacrifice -- the dietary habits of Jesus and the early apostles -- Paul's condemnation of vegetarianism as heresy -- the dietary views of the early church fathers -- the peaceable kingdom.The author provides two vegetarian recipes at the end of each chapter. An epilogueincludes guidelines for becoming a vegetarian and a recommended reading list.Insightful and challenging, Is God a Vegetarian? poses provocative questions for vegetarians, Christians, and anyone reflecting upon her personal choices and ethical role in our world today.

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Affirmational for Christian vegetarians 30. Juli 2000

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This an intelligent, well-argued book. It will help Christian vegetarians to explain themselves and witness vegetarianism to Christian non-vegetarians. That fellow who answered "No, God is not..." was really missing the point, and I think that we can also see that he was advocating violence against Christian vegetarians in saying that we should be "silenced." People who want to denounce this book should at least read the points made in it first. That man's review is not a review at all, he doesn't even respond to the book. I hope that Amazon will recognize the violence toward vegetarians in his statements and remove the "review" so that his "review" does not cause some fundamentalist to commit a violent act toward a vegetarian somewhere. In the meantime, this is a very worthwhile book for those who realize that God is about peace and not violence of any kind. Killing animals unneccesarily is cruel and neither God nor Jesus would condone it if we had the chance to ask them, and this book gives scriptural and historical information to explain why.

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Great book to appeal to the non-veg Christians in your life 2. November 1999

Von Linda M. Evans

I have argued animal rights and vegetarianism with many Christians and run into the same walls time after time. This book really helps put things in a Christian perspective without arguing the historical points. I think most Christians reading this book will at least have a new perspective on veganism. I am going to buy copies for my Christian relatives and friends this Christmas.

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No. God is not a vegetarian 26. Juli 2000

The answer to the title is, "NO". God is not a vegetarian because HE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO EAT! However, Jesus DID eat fish during His time on the earth, and multiplied fish for other peopel to eat, and even ate fish after His resurrection.

Luke 24:41-43 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.

It is important for Christians to put human beings first. Some speak as if animals and humans have equal rights, but the Bible clearly says that humans are much more important than animals. Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Matt 10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Matt 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Yes, animals are important and certainly should not be tortured just for fun. But animals and plants are to be freely killed and eaten, at least until the end of this age.

Gen 9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

1 Tim 4:1-5 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

As any honest reader can see, extreme teachings on animal rights and vegetarianism should actually be called the doctrines of demons, not only to be ignored, but to be silenced.

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