Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God
Caryn Rivadeneira
May 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Gina Marie Davies
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From sheepdogs to wombats to coyotes to jellyfish, animals serve important biological roles in the world. But those who love animals know there's more. We know our connection to other creatures is more than fur, scale, or feather deep. In Saints of Feather and Fang, writer and lifelong animal lover Caryn Rivadeneira looks at the ways that animals-from the pets who share our homes to the mysterious creatures of the deep-serve as spiritual guides for our hearts, minds, and souls. Christian scripture teems with mammals, birds, and reptiles, and research on animals' sensory responses suggests that we not only care for our beloved animals but they, at times, care for us. A therapy pony who visits stroke victims, a rescued pit bull who shows restraint, hedgehogs that scurry down highways made just for them: these stories offer entree to tender, whimsical, and deeply theological reflection on creaturely delight, instinct, curiosity, adaptation, fear, and awe. In them we discover and connect with the God who beckons, rescues, and shelters us with stretched-out wings.
About the author
Caryn Rivadeneira is the acclaimed author of seventeen books for children and adults, including the multi-award-winning Helper Hounds series. She is a member of INK: A Creative Collective and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Gina Marie Davies began acting on the stage at age five. She studied theater in upstate New York and has performed in more than thirty-five productions. In addition to narrating audiobooks, Gina's work includes commercial and animation/character voice-over projects.
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