Book Description

Will Dogs Chase Cats in Heaven?
People, Pets, and Wild Animals in the Afterlife

It is estimated that 70 – 80 million dogs and 74 – 96 million cats are pets in the United States. It’s not surprising, therefore, that one of the heartfelt concerns burdening many pet owners is whether or not they will be reunited with their faithful companions in Heaven. After careful research, I believe my newest book provides the highly probable answer—which is YES!

But answering this question is just part of Will Dogs Chase Cats in Heaven? Below is a short summary of the main features of the book. (The chapter titles are listed at the end of this description.)

Although Will Dogs Chase Cats in Heaven will certainly comfort and encourage people grieving over the death of their pets, there is much more to it than the eternal destiny of pets. If you’ve previously read books on this subject, you’ll immediately see why my book differs from others in this genre. It is not sentimental fluff. Nor is it a superficial treatment of the topic. It is written for ordinary readers, yet it is comprehensive enough to satisfy the theologically and scientifically minded. At the same time, the book is just plain fun to read. I include many of my personal experiences as well as anecdotal stories and accounts from popular novelists, animal researchers, and even well-known theologians and scholars.

Most fascinating of all, I look closely at the biblical evidence for the immortality of animal souls and provide compelling evidence for why I believe earthly animals may well be resurrected alongside God’s people and join them in the prophesied new heaven and earth. I know this is an incredulous statement, but this book will demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that it’s true. Amazingly – as I’ll also show – this conclusion is supported by modern studies in animal behavior and brain science.

Written from a Christian perspective, Will Dogs Chase Cats in Heaven? reveals God’s great love, concern, and provision for the animals He created—here on Earth as well as in Heaven—and the tremendous joy and pleasure He derives from all non-human life. The book explores the biblical record of human/animal relationships on this Earth, what the “New Earth” (Heaven) may well look like, where it will be located, and the relationship between humans and animals in Heaven.

Altogether, Will Dogs Chase Cat in Heaven? is a gratifying book to read: a  thoroughly researched and thoughtful treatment of the relationship of God, humans, and the animal kingdom – here on Earth and in Heaven.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

1. Do Animals Have Value to God Independent of Their Value to Humans?

Part One: Scientific and Biblical Evidence for Animal Immortality

2. What do Recent Studies in Animal Behavior Reveal? More Than You Might Imagine!

3. What Do Animals Think, Feel, and Experience?

4. Animals Have Souls, but Are They Immortal Souls?

Part Two: People, Pets, and Wildlife in the New Heaven and Earth

5. Where will the Prophesied Eternal Home of God’s People and Animals Be Located?

6. What Will the Eternal Home of God’s People and Animals Be Like?

7. What Kinds of Animals Will Inhabit the New Heaven and Earth?

Part Three: Animal Resurrection and the Possibility of “Talking”
with Animals in Heaven

8. Will Our Pets and Other Animals Be Resurrected?

9. Bible Scholars Who Believe in the Probability of Animal Resurrection

10. Will People and Animals “Talk” to Each Other in Heaven?

For the Glory of God

Appendix One: Mind Verses Brain: Scientific Evidence for Human and Animal Immortality

Appendix Two: Harmonizing the Differences between Old and New Testament Accounts of the New Heaven and Hearth

About the Author

Endnotes

10 thoughts on “Book Description”

  1. Hi Dan,
    Thanks for tackling this subject.
    I’m really interested in what you have written on this subject.
    I’m vegan and have always struggled with what was written in bible about ‘animal sacrifices’. Hopefully your book can shed ‘a ray of light’ on this. Reading the description of of your book I’m feeling optimistic.
    I would love to read your blogs.
    Thank you and God Bless.

    1. Thanks for your kind words, Helaine. I did not tackle the issue of animal sacrifices in the Old Testament in my forthcoming book, however I did in my book, WILL DOGS CHASE CATS IN HEAVEN? PEOPLE, PETS, AND WILD ANIMALS IN THE AFTERLIFE, which you can read a summary of on my website. I probably will include a blog on animal sacrifices in my present series on animal rights down the road. I did add you to my private blog email list so you will get weekly notices when I post a new blog – I hope that is OK, if not let me know and I’ll remove you.

  2. Hi I am very interested in reading the manuscript and reviewing it. I lost Ozzie my Maltese shitzu , my soul mate and best friend 8 weeks ago. I beleive he is in heaven bring blessed. Nicky Rose X

    1. My heart goes out to you Nicky. I lost a best friend black lab a few years back, which was with me more than fifteen years. He was one of the factors for writing my book. I think if you read the book,if will be a comfort to you. It was to me just researching and writing it.(Click on the photo cover on my home page and it will take you right to my Amazon order page.)

  3. Dan,

    We just lost our Airedale Terrier, Bailey Samson, to cancer. He was 14 and God blessed us with 2 additional years beyond what Airedales are known to exist for. We are heartbroken but we know he is cancer free and with Jesus. It is simply comforting to know that others like ourselves, believe that God has a place for all of His creation. And that although we are valued more than the animal kingdom, He loves those critters He made no less. He died for us and rose again. But we have to remember that before He gave himself as a sacrifice for sin once and for all, He was the One that commanded the Levitical priesthood to offer up “animal” sacrifices, purely innocent and yet I believe that it was not to harm them, as I believe that He cries every time one of His creation dies, even the animals. And if they have a spirit and I believe they do, all of our spirits and souls return back to God where they came from and if we’ve lived how we should, we will enjoy more than we can imagine in heaven with Him, and all of the beauty of His creation, including the animals we loved while on this earth.

    God bless you for standing and ministering to those of us that love our pets, have lost them and more than anything, miss them terribly, yet comforted to know they are with the best of the best, Jesus.

  4. Thanks Joe. I understand completely. I too have had to turn down requests because of other obligations. I wish your family, and especially your daughter and her new husband, God’s blessing on her wedding–and all people involved. Once my book is released, I won’t be sending out PDFs afterwards, but I do hope you find time to read the book anyway. A review anytime will be greatly appreciated.

    The young woman you mentioned is not the first time I’ve heard such sad stories. You would think pastors would be more sensitive how they answer that question for young people. In my book I quote a response Bill Graham gave to a child who asked a similar question. I don’t know Graham’s position on animals’ eternal destiny, but his response was perfect for a child. Thanks for your response.

  5. I’m hoping it will be released by the end of September, or shortly after. I will be posting notices on Facebook and sending notices to people on my personal blog email list (which you can be added to by sending me an email request). I am also planning on asking people who are interested in the topic to read a PDF file of the manuscript and then write an advanced review for Amazon. Those who write the review I’ll send a free copy of the book when it’s released. Let me know if you would be interested.

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