Beyond Factory Farming: A Contemplative-Prophetic Approach to Food - (Ecology and Justice) by James Robinson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Beyond Factory Farming applies key insights from Laudato Si' to specific issues of factory farming and ethical eating. The book offers a theological critique of factory farming. It also offers a constructive reflection on a wide range of ethical approaches to eating, attentive to their spiritual, environmental, social justice, and animal justice dimensions. While this project is rooted in the soil of Catholic ecotheology, it also extends into comparative engagement with the insights of a range of religious traditions.

About the Author

James Robinson is director, Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit at Iona University and teaches courses as clinical lecturer in religious studies. He invites students in and beyond the academy to reflect on the intersection of religion, ecology, and social justice. His academic work is rooted in the fields of Ecotheology and Religion and Ecology. In addition, he has devoted much of his work to engaging with the insights of Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether. He is actively involved in a number of lay Catholic communities committed to ecology and social justice, including Agape Community in Hardwick, MA, Benincasa Community in Guilford, CT, and Maryhouse Catholic Worker in NYC.