Andrew Linzey

His books on animals and theology include Animal Rights: A Christian Perspective (1976), Christianity and the Rights of Animals (1987), Animal Theology (1994), and Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics (2009). He is co-editor, with his daughter Clair Linzey, of the Journal of Animal Ethics, and a series editor with Clair, previously with Priscilla Cohn, of the Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series.

• Honorific Prefix — The Reverend • Name — Andrew Linzey • Born — 2 February 1952 • Birthplace — Oxford, England • Denomination — Anglicanism • Church — Church of England • Children — Clair Linzey • Education — King's College London • Occupation — * Priest • theologian • Notable Works — * Animal Rights: A Christian Perspective (1976) • Christianity and the Rights of Animals (1987) • Animal Theology (1994) • Why Animal Suffering Matters (2009) • Influences — * Karl Barth • Dietrich Bonhoeffer • Humphrey Primatt • Tom Regan • Albert Schweitzer • Religion — Christianity • Awards — * Peaceable Kingdom Medal (1990) • Doctor of Divinity (2001)

Linzey has authored or edited 30 books and published more than 100 articles. He has lectured and broadcast in Europe and the United States. His writings have appeared in translation in several languages, including Italian, French, Polish, Spanish, German, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese. One of his quoted statements on animals and Christian theology is: He has criticised Christian attitudes to animals, saying that "Christians haven't got much further than thinking that the whole world was made for us, with the result that animals are only seen in an instrumental way as objects, machines, tools, and commodities, rather than fellow creatures". In 2012, Christian Today reported that Linzey had called for people convicted of animal cruelty to be placed on a register and barred from keeping or working with animals.

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