The Redemption of the Animals: Their Evolution, Their Inner Life, and Our Future Together - Softcover

Sloan, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584201940 ISBN 13: 9781584201946

Publisher: Lindisfarne Books, 2015

Synopsis

As human beings, what is our true relationship to the animals on earth? What is our responsibility to our fellow creatures? Douglas Sloan explores these and other questions in this important book on the human-animal connection. His explorations are based on personal experience and wide-ranging research into the work of Rudolf Steiner and others, including scientist students of the inner life of animals and committed defenders of animal wellbeing. In exploring these and related questions with the help of Rudolf Steiner’s work and that of others on the issue, we can begin to see the importance in our time of our relating to the animals in a completely new way―a relationship that understands and respects the animals’ inner spiritual being, and one that requires a deep grasp of our own spiritual being in relation to theirs.

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas Sloan is Professor of History and Education Emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he has taught for more than thirty years. During this time, he was also Adjunct Professor of Religion and Education at Union Theological Seminary and The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, and Director of the Center for the Study of the Spiritual Foundations of Education at Teachers College. From 1992 until 2000, he was also Director of the Masters Program in Waldorf Education at Sunbridge College. His books include Insight-Imagination: The Emancipation of Thought and the Modern World and Faith and Knowledge: Mainstream Protestantism and American Higher Education. He and his wife Fern live near Harlemville, New York.

Review:

'With Redemption of the Animals Douglas Sloan has written an excellent book. His subject is well researched, lucidly written and deals with one of the most important issues of our time. It deserves to be widely read...' -- Rosemary Usselman, New View

About this edition

• Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1584201940
• ISBN 13: 9781584201946
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352