"Boyer's
<i>Abecedarian</i> is a very interesting, intelligent survey of how animals appear in a variety of religious and other narrative texts. The book combines detailed research, clear prose, and thoughtful commentary in a single work that highlights the religious significance and spiritual value of animals in the human world."
<br> --Stephen C. Berkwitz, Professor of Religious Studies, Missouri State University
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<br> "This book is a fitting addenda to Pope Francis' Laudato Si, summoning us to our primitive duty to care for creation (Gen 2:15), aware, as the Psalmist says, that the 'earth is the Lord's' (Ps 24:1), 'with all that is within it' (Deut 10:14). A delight for pet lovers everywhere, and a touching reminder of how the animals--from A to Z--enrich and bless our lives!"
<br> --Pauline Nugent, CCVI, Professor, Classics and Biblical Hebrew, Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Missouri State University
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<br> "Mark's latest book offers an informative and inspiring intersection for those who appreciate animals, multiple religious perspectives, and personal spiritual reflection. These reflections look through a lens we rarely have presented to us, but one that we who have animal companions intuitively know--that 'animals tell us about ourselves and about the divine' (Boyer).
<br> --Lora Hobbs, Senior Instructor, Department of Religious Studies, Missouri State University