Nonconformist Perspectives on Animals and Language

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Speaking for the Voiceless

Philip J. Sampson

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Palgrave Macmillan
10 February 2026

Philosophy of language; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Bio-ethics

Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

This book explores how seventeenth-century nonconformist Christian discourse gave animals a voice in public life, challenging dominant anthropocentric narratives. Drawing on historical, theological, and ethical perspectives, Philip J. Sampson traces a subjugated language of resistance that once shaped institutions such as the RSPCA and continues to offer incisive critiques of contemporary practices including hunting, warfare, animal experimentation, and meat consumption. Envisioning creation as song, the book reimagines human-animal relations as co-creative and mutually vulnerable, offering a compelling alternative to both instrumentalist and zoocentric frameworks. Engaging with biblical texts and historical voices, Sampson uncovers a rich tradition of animal advocacy rooted in kindness, sacrifice, and restoration. This interdisciplinary study will appeal to scholars and students in animal ethics, theology, religious studies, and early modern history, as well as practitioners and advocates seeking new ethical resources for contemporary debates.

By: Philip J. Sampson
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783032121578
ISBN 10: 3032121574
Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 10 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip J. Sampson is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and a consultant editor for the Journal of Animal Ethics. His previous book, Animal Ethics and the Nonconformist Conscience (2018), is widely used in environmental ethics courses and informs this sequel volume.