Animal welfare: A human right?

The event of banking

“…It is the result of immersing myself in research and theological studies that I am able to present this reworked version of my PhD work, DBA research and published articles as a comprehensive repositioned presentation partly based on substantial new research of what would constitute a paradigm for Christian banking and finance (Bøsterud 2016(Bøsterud , 2017(Bøsterud , 2018(Bøsterud , 2019bBøsterud & Vorster 2017. Although these former research results are of great importance, Preface xxvi they represent only a fragmented version based on my initial conclusions from my previous research where notably, equity investments and practical banking are treated separately, and where few lines are drawn between the two domains.…”

“…In my view, this is a viable position, and to focus on the human obligation rather than the rights of other creatures places responsibility where it is due. In fact, it may be argued, as in Bøsterud (2019b), that not only do we as humans have an obligation to care for our fellow beings from creation, the animals, in accordance with our stewardship obligations as stipulated in Scripture, but also that we as individuals are so bound to such religious obligations that being denied the opportunities to honour them may be a breach of our human rights as Christians. The cognition then is that as individual consumers, if we are not able to consume animal-based foodstuffs or other products in a manner which aligns with the stewardship obligations as set out in Genesis 1:28 and Psalm 24:1, we are in reality being denied our rights to live and practise as Christians, which is a right guaranteed in the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18 (United Nations n.d.).…”

Economic-philosophical backdrop

“…It is the result of immersing myself in research and theological studies that I am able to present this reworked version of my PhD work, DBA research and published articles as a comprehensive repositioned presentation partly based on substantial new research of what would constitute a paradigm for Christian banking and finance (Bøsterud 2016(Bøsterud , 2017(Bøsterud , 2018(Bøsterud , 2019bBøsterud & Vorster 2017. Although these former research results are of great importance, Preface xxvi they represent only a fragmented version based on my initial conclusions from my previous research where notably, equity investments and practical banking are treated separately, and where few lines are drawn between the two domains.…”

“…In my view, this is a viable position, and to focus on the human obligation rather than the rights of other creatures places responsibility where it is due. In fact, it may be argued, as in Bøsterud (2019b), that not only do we as humans have an obligation to care for our fellow beings from creation, the animals, in accordance with our stewardship obligations as stipulated in Scripture, but also that we as individuals are so bound to such religious obligations that being denied the opportunities to honour them may be a breach of our human rights as Christians. The cognition then is that as individual consumers, if we are not able to consume animal-based foodstuffs or other products in a manner which aligns with the stewardship obligations as set out in Genesis 1:28 and Psalm 24:1, we are in reality being denied our rights to live and practise as Christians, which is a right guaranteed in the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18 (United Nations n.d.).…”

A treatise on Christian banking

“…It is the result of immersing myself in research and theological studies that I am able to present this reworked version of my PhD work, DBA research and published articles as a comprehensive repositioned presentation partly based on substantial new research of what would constitute a paradigm for Christian banking and finance (Bøsterud 2016(Bøsterud , 2017(Bøsterud , 2018(Bøsterud , 2019bBøsterud & Vorster 2017. Although these former research results are of great importance, Preface xxvi they represent only a fragmented version based on my initial conclusions from my previous research where notably, equity investments and practical banking are treated separately, and where few lines are drawn between the two domains.…”