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The Friends We Keep

Unleashing Christianity's Compassion for Animals
by Laura Hobgood-Oster
The Friends We Keep: Unleashing Christianity's Compassion for Animals. Baylor Univ. Oct. 2010. c.230p. ISBN 9781602582644. pap. $19.95. REL
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This book on animals and spirituality is far from the first LJ has seen on the subject (e.g., see Joanna Sandsmark's 10 Spiritual Lessons You Can Learn from Your Dog), and it will not be the last. Hobgood-Oster (religion & environmental studies, Southwestern Univ.; Holy Dogs and Asses: Animals in the Christian Tradition) turns her attention from the historical background that characterized her prior book on the subject toward Christian stewardship as the basis for an authentic compassion for animals.
VERDICT This sincere and impassioned plea carries rich theological grounding for better treatment of our true companions in the world, the animal creation.
Reviewed by Graham Christian , Oct 01, 2010
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