IN REVIEW

God, Nimrod, and the World

Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting

Edited by Bracy V. Hill II and John B. White

Mercer University Press

https://www.christiancentury.org/review/books/should-christians-hunt-animals

I  have yet to meet another theologian in a duck blind. It’s not that I haven’t tried. But the pastime of sport hunting, pursued by over 12 million Americans annually, does not seem very popular among clergy and academic theologians, especially those of the progressive variety. Bracy V. Hill II and John B. White, both of whom teach at Baylor Univer­sity, aim to amend the dearth of theological reflection on hunting with this volume, but part of what they uncover explains exactly why so few progressives appreciate hunting.

First, a definition. “Sport hunting” basically means hunting that is not necessary for survival. Surely subsistence…