43 - 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/