Clair Susan Linzey is a British theologian, ethicist, editor, and writer. She is the

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Professor of Animal Theology at the

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and Deputy Director of the

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. Linzey's research centres on animal theology and

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and

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, and

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. She is also co-editor of the ''

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'' and the

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Animal Ethics Series.

Early life and education

Clair Susan Linzey is the daughter of the theologian Andrew Linzey. In 2004, she received an undergraduate

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in Theological Studies from the

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, Scotland, where she received several prizes. Linzey received two scholarships to study for a

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, graduating in 2008. She received her

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on the ecological theology of

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, with a particular focus on its relation to animals, also from St Andrews.

Career

Linzey is the

Professor of Animal Theology at the

, Deputy Director of the

and the director of their annual summer school, as well as a Research Fellow in Animal Ethics at

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. She is also co-editor, with her father, of the

Animal Ethics Series and the ''

''. Linzey specialises in animal theology and

and

, and

Bibliography

Books authored by Clair Linzey: *
Developing Animal Theology: An Engagement with Leonardo Boff
' (Routledge, 2021) Books co-authored with Andrew Linzey: * '' An Ethical Critique of Fur Factory Farming'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) Books co-edited with Andrew Linzey: *
Animal Ethics for Veterinarians
' (University of Illinois Press, 2017) *
The Ethical Case Against Animal Experiments
' (University of Illinois Press, 2018) *
The Palgrave Macmillan Handbook of Practical Animal Ethics
' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018) *
The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Animal Ethics
' (Routledge, 2018) *
Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism
' (Routledge, 2018) *
Animal Ethics and Animal Law
' (Lexington Books, 2023) *
Animal Theologians
' (Oxford University Press, 2023) *
The Ethics of Fur: Religious, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives
' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)

References

External links

Clair Linzey PhD - Animal Theology Keynote

Animal Ethics & Veganism: Interview with Dr Clair Linzey from the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
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