This wonderful introduction to Christian animal theology stands out for its profound loyalty to the orthodox theological tradition combined with its rigorous attempt to do justice to contemporary data and sensibilities concerning non-human animals. Even those who may hesitate about Asproulis's proposal to open up the concept of imago Dei so as to include non-human animals will learn a lot from this groundbreaking study.

Gijsbert van den Brink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Asproulis's book serves as an important contribution to Christian theological and philosophical engagement in the field of 'animal theology' or 'animal studies' and is an important corrective to the damaging theology and philosophy of the West, which sought to separate humans from non-humans.

Asproulis' s three primary explorations- ontological interconnectedness, inherent relationality, ascribing subjectness to all animals - underscore the complex relationship between God, humans, and non-human animals, and form the framework for his arguments. In so doing, he succeeds in providing an authoritative theological viewpoint on human and non-human beings that will remain viable in our rapidly changing world.

Christina Nellist, Eastern Orthodox Theologian