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A Snarl Theology calls God a merciful creator, a big-picture divinity, bigger than anything imaginable. Scripture confirms that in the restoration of the world and all its environs, there will be a settlement between God and his creatures. A covenant to set animals and us back as we were meant to be.
"I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground." (Hosea 2:20)
Redemption is the divine act of follow-through regarding covenant--washing away our faults, defects, and foibles and taking us into the arms of the divine. Are animals rewarded with redemption, like us--with a full restoration?
To imagine that God will not reward these martyred creatures, who play a significant role in human redemption, weakens the concept and promise of paradise. Animals are sentient beyond our understanding, residents in a universe where God communicates with everyone. This animal kingdom theology implies that animals, too, hear God's voice.
A Snarl Theology's hope for animals to be our redemptive allies shouldn't cancel doctrine, upset dogma, or countermand Christianity. It should increase our love of God.
About the author
John Francis Pearring Jr. has been a groundbreaking storage firm CEO, Catholic newspaper editor, teacher, and licensed commercial contractor. He is a trained journalist, poet, documentation writer, and apologist for the Catholic Church. Snarl is his first published novel. John and Joanne, his wife of forty-nine years, live in Manitou Springs, Colorado. They raised six children and welcomed eleven grandchildren. John currently hosts homelesscatholic.com with five other bloggers out of his office in Woodland Park, Colorado.
