Animals in Tillich's Philosophical Theology

Abbey-Anne Smith registered as a qualified veterinary nurse in 1994 and a veterinary anaesthetist in 2004. She gained a doctorate degree in Philosophical Theology, 2014. Her research interests include theology, philosophy and the behaviour and fostering of animals.

• Part I: An Exposition of Paul Tillich Systematic Theology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Chapter One: The Shape of Tillich’s System: A Methodological Introduction.- 3. Chapter Two: Paul Tillich’s Systematic Theology.- Part One: Reason and Revelation.- Part Two: Being and God.- Part Three: Existence and the Christ.- Part Four: Life and the Spirit.- Part Five: History and the Kingdom of God.- Part II: A Critical Examination of Key Tillichian Concepts and their Adequacy in Relation to Nonhuman Animals.- 4. Chapter Three: Tillich’s Concept of ‘Technical Reason’.- 5. Chapter Four: The Creator and Creation in Tillich’s Systematic Theology.- 6. Chapter Five: The Implications of Tillich’s Christology for Nonhuman Animals and Creation.- 7. Chapter Six: The Multidimensional Unity of Life.- Part III: Positive Concepts in Tillich’s Systematic Theology with Respect to Nonhuman Animals and Creation.- 8. Chapter Seven: An Examination of the Method of Correlation in Tillich’s Systematic Theology.- 9. Chapter Eight: The Concept of ‘Universal Salvation’.- 10. Chapter Nine: Tillich’s Interpretation of the Fall and its Relevance to Nonhuman Animals and Creation.- 11. In Summary.- 12. Multidimensional Unity of Life Diagrams.- Bibliography.

“The book offers a comprehensive look at Tillich’s theology and how his theological concepts benefit nonhuman animals. … This book will most appeal to Tillich scholars and those working in theological ethics. … Recommended. Graduate students, researchers and faculty.” (J. L. Best, Choice, Vol. 55 (11), July,2018)