Reviews
"A fascinating, even landmark, book of grounded and nuanced scholarship that convincingly makes the case for why animals are part of God's saving plan, and will be with us in heaven—not because we need them, but because God loves them."—James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
"A thorough, compelling, and essential response to a question that most of us have wrongly relegated to a mere passing query."—Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ, Pastor, Holy Name Of Jesus Church
"A Heaven for Animals: A Catholic Case and Why It Matters, a readable and engaging new book by Christopher Steck, S.J., is dedicated to all those who have loved an animal and hope to see it again....Steck's book is like a jigsaw puzzle that helps us to see why it is that animals are indeed necessarily included in the Christian story of salvation."—America: The Jesuit Review
"[F]r. Christopher Steck's latest book presents scriptural insight into this important topic....A Heaven for Animals will empower you to initiate conversations in your faith community."—PETA LAMBS
"With careful reasoning, genuine insight, and a graceful, affable style, Steck invites us to think seriously about our fellow creatures: what we owe them in this life, and what might await them in another. The result is a beautifully written and very persuasive case, with a hopeful message for anyone who has ever loved an animal."—Matthew Scully, author, Dominion and Fear Factories
"Steck's book is a timely and thought-provoking addition to Catholic reflection on caring for our common home, especially our fellow creatures. The book is grounded in rigorous Catholic systematic theology, but Steck writes in a clever and approachable style, addressing directly the real questions that interested nonacademics have."—Daniel P. Scheid, associate professor, Duquesne University, author of The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds for Ecological Ethics
"Steck presents a multifaceted and compelling theological argument that animals receive salvation because God includes them in the salvific work of Christ."—CHOICE connect
"Christopher Steck's A Heaven for Animals is an impressively accessible and rich exploration of Catholic animal theology. It presents a detailed analysis of historical and present church doctrine on the subject and....Steck offers a thoughtful ethics consistent with his theology."—H-Net
"Overall, A Heaven for Animals stands as an original contribution to contemporary debates in soteriology and the ethics of animal care, moving beyond an exclusive focus on human salvation toward a vision of salvation encompassing the whole of creation and oriented toward the fulfillment of the kingdom for all creatures, not humans alone."—Theological Studies
