Resources
Resources brings together the educational and scholarly material that underpins the Animals & Religion project — reflections and stories from within faith communities, community teaching guides for community leaders, and the publications that form the scholarly foundation of this work.
This section grows as the project grows. New content for Christianity is coming soon, with more religions to follow.
Blog
The Animals & Religion blog carries reflections, stories, and insights from within faith communities — voices that connect sacred teachings to the living world and to the animals we share it with. Each religion has its own blog, surfaced within its section of the website.
Christianity blog coming soon.
Community Teaching Guides
Community Teaching Guides offer faith leaders and community leaders a structured, ready-to-use resource for bringing the relationship between sacred teachings and animals into congregational life. Each guide is grounded in the core texts and ethical foundations of its tradition.
Sermons for Christianity coming soon.
Publications
This website is the public gateway to the life's work of Dr. Lisa Kemmerer, Professor Emerita and founder of Tapestry, whose decades of research and scholarship make this project possible. These books are the scholarly foundation behind every page of the Animals & Religion website — academically rigorous and extensively researched, they are well suited for scholars, educators, and courses, while this website serves as the gateway for the general public and people of faith.
Every purchase directly supports the Animals & Religion project and the ongoing work of Tapestry.
Vegan Ethics: AMORE — Five Reasons to Choose Vegan
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer | 2nd Edition | Tapestry, 2026 | Winner, Vegan Choice Award
A compact, accessible exploration of the five most compelling reasons to choose vegan: animal well-being, human health, human justice, core religious teachings, and the health of the planet. The acronym AMORE — "love" in Italian — holds these five dimensions together, showing how our food choices connect ethics, faith, and the living world.
Animals and Christianity
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer | 2nd Edition | Tapestry, 2026
What do the Gospels, Hebrew Scripture, and core Christian ethics teach about our relationship with animals? Animals and Christianity explores sacred texts and Christian ethical foundations to answer one central question: how can people of faith better honor Scripture in their everyday lives — including at the table? This is the scholarly foundation behind the Christianity section of this website.
Animals and Judaism
Dr. Lisa Kemmerer | Tapestry, 2022
In what ways do core Jewish ethics shape human relations with animals and the earth? Animals and Judaism offers a concise and thorough exploration of key Jewish teachings regarding animals — drawing on sacred stories, the Hebrew Bible, and the voices of religious leaders. The scholarly foundation behind the Judaism section of this website.
