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The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On
The Divine Life of Animals One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On Author:Ptolemy Tompkins Anyone who as ever mourned the loss of a cherished pet has wondered about the animal soul. Do animals survive the death of the body, or are they doomed to disappear completely when they leave this world behind? Both scientists and religious authorities have long scoffed at the idea of animals in heaven. Yet the question endures. In this wise boo... more »k, Ptolemy Tompkins embarks on a quest for the answer?taking us on a top-speed tour of the history of the animal soul.
Despite what many of us have been taught, the world?s various spiritual traditions all have profoundly meaningful things to say about the animal soul, if we simply know where to look. Rescuing these ancient insights and blending them with vivid stories about animals today?The Divine Life of Animals paints a gloriously inclusive picture of the cosmos as a place made up of both matter and spirit, in which animals are every bit as important, spiritually speaking, as the humans with whom they share the world.
The Divine Life of Animals offers a compelling and timeless vision of the relationship between humans and animals that will have you looking at the animals in your life with new eyes.« less