And, after discussion with others, I'm doing
IMAGO DEI
or Human Beings as the Image of God
well... there are about 2,000 things I cannot even begin to bring up... so i'll try to post those for people who want to think thru that particular aspect of Imago Dei.
One point of humans as image bearers is that dogs are not. Nor are cats, cheetahs, or chimps. So, how do we think about--and care for--our pets if they are not, quite frankly, as special as we are.
Here's help:
byFaith Magazine - In the World - The Chief End of Animals, Part 1