Shel’s Reviews > Creatures of the Same God: Explorations in Animal Theology > Status Update

"Certainly compassion does not come easily to the human species. It requires all the resources that religion can provide for its survival. We need a capacity to feel for others, t imagine their suffering, to act altruistically even against our own perceived self-interest. That is why religious vision--a vision of more than ourselves00is so pivotal to how we treat other species."