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Stephen H. Webb is a theologian and philosopher of religion. Webb graduated from Wabash College in 1983, earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, and taught at Wabash College as Professor of Religion and Philosophy from 1988 to 2012. (He was on leave from Wabash College during 2012-13, and retired early to pursue writing opportunities full-time.〔Mark A. Kellner, "Scholar Delves Into Mormon Lessons for Christians," ''The Washington Times'', Sept. 12, 2013; http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/12/kellner-scholar-delves-into-mormon-lessons-for-chr/?page=all 〕) Born in 1961 and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana, he grew up at Englewood Christian Church, an evangelical church in the Restoration Movement. He recounts his experiences there in ''Taking Religion to School'' (Brazos Press, 2000) and in an essay, "Recalling: A Theologian Remembers His Church," in ''Falling Toward Grace: Images of Religion and Culture from the Heartland'', ed. Kent Calder and Susan Neville (Indiana University Press, 1998). He joined the Disciples of Christ during graduate school but soon became disenchanted with their theological direction. He was briefly a Lutheran, and on Easter Sunday, 2007, he officially came into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.〔Stephen H. Webb, "Silence, Noise, and the Voice of Jesus Christ," in Aaron Perry, ed., ''Developing Ears to Hear: Listening in Pastoral Ministry'' (Lexington, KY: Emeth Press, 2011), ch. 2.〕 ==Views on vegetarianism and animal rights== He is known for his scholarship and journalism on animals, vegetarianism, and diet.〔Marc Bekoff, ''Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare'' (Greenwood, 2010), pp. 449-454.〕 He co-founded the Christian Vegetarian Association, but was removed from his position as co-chairman in 2006 after writing several articles in which he admitted to eating meat occasionally, while promoting vegetarianism.〔In "Revenge of the Ebionites," a book review of ''Holy Cow!: Does God Care About What We Eat?'' by Hope Egan, Webb confesses his recent "semi-vegetarianism" (as a result, he was asked to step down as co-chairman at the request of the Christian Vegetarian Association. See http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2005/006/13.14.html Christianity Today/Books and Culture article, accessed Jan 31, 2012)〕 He defends the value of animals by reaffirming traditional notions of human uniqueness and human responsibility for nature. Many animal rights arguments are influenced by a leveling of the differences between humans and animals as well as a leveling of the differences between God and the world. This vision of a non-dogmatic and non-legalistic vegetarianism linked to traditional biblical principles rather than the pantheism of the New Age movement or the abdication of human uniqueness entailed in animal rights legislation has been controversial in both theological and philosophical circles.〔For an interview with about his criticisms of the liberal version of animal rights, see Mark Oppenheimer, "Churches Take Steps to Show Their Love for Animals," New York Times Oct. 14, 2011, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/us/pet-ministries-are-growing-in-churches.html, access Jan. 31, 2012.〕 For an example of his work, see his essays, "Theology from the Pet Side Up: A Christian Agenda for NOT Saving the World" and "Against the Gourmands: In Praise of Fast Food as a Form of Fasting," both published in the online journal ''The Other Journal''.〔http://theotherjournal.com/2011/08/02/against-the-gourmands-in-praise-of-fast-food-as-a-form-of-fasting/, accessed Jan. 31, 2012.〕 Webb's critique of what he calls the "animal eliminationist" wing of the animal rights movement was presented at the 2008 American Academy of Religion conference in Chicago.〔(A compassionate carnivore takes a bite out of the animal rights movement | Ottawa Citizen ) This was published as “The Chicken and the Bath Water: Exploring a Basic Limit to the Vegetarian Ideal,” in The Expository Times 123.12 (Sept. 2012), pp. 573-580. 〕 Several books have extensively analyzed and criticized his position, including Laura Hobgood-Oster, ''Holy Dogs and Asses'' (University of Illinois Press, 2008) and Stephen M. Vantassel, ''Dominion over Wildlife?'' (Resource Publications, 2009). ''The Encyclopedia of Christianity'', ed. John Bowden (Oxford University Press, 2005) lists him as one of the leaders of the animal theology movement (p. 52). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen H. Webb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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