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

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Professor of Animal Theology at the

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, Deputy Director of the

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and the director of their annual summer school. Linzey is also co-editor of the

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Animal Ethics Series and the ''

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''. She specialises in animal theology,

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and Christian moral thought.

Early life and education

Linzey is the daughter of the theologian

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. In 2004, she received a Master of Arts 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

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

Bibliography

Volumes 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)

References

External links

Clair Linzey PhD - Animal Theology Keynote
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