What we eat, what we wear, how we treat animals, and the ways we relate to the good earth are political decisions. The personal is the political, as Gandhi taught us. The essays in this sturdy and ethically provocative anthology are from Satya: A Magazine of Vegetarianism, Environmentalism, and Animal Advocacy, which can be ordered by sending a check for $15 to Stealth Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 138, Prince Street Station, New York, NY 10012. According to editor Martin Rowe, the pieces reprinted here from the monthly resource salute "the unsung work carried out by people around the world as they struggle to create a more just and sustainable world for all creatures — human or otherwise."
Ethics always draws us to others and expands our horizons. James Carse and James Hillman, in separate interviews, talk about the mystery of animals and the value of learning from them. Muni Nandibhushan Vijayji explains the non-violent heart of Jainism, while Andrew Linzey reveals how the mistreatment of animals is un-Christian. Other essays on vegetarianism and environmentalism make it clear that the way of compassion is the best form of activism in a world that sorely needs changing.