Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan

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Interview

Abstract

Please join us on Jan 8th as we welcome Matthew C. Halteman. Matthew is a professor of philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and fellow in the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK. He is the author of Compassionate Eating as Care of Creation and co-editor of Philosophy Comes to Dinner: Arguments About the Ethics of Eating, and Hungry Beautiful Animals.

Matt teaches compassion as he advocates for the practice of "going vegan," which focuses on flexibility and growth. Drawing on two decades of experience going vegan, Matt illuminates how this transition can heal our inner lives, moving us away from isolated, shame-driven rule-following toward inspired investment of our unique talents and gifts into flourishing relationships and communities. Matt brings a philosopher’s precision and a dog-lover’s joy to explaining how human connection, humor, and forgiveness (for oneself and others) can make the journey of going vegan approachable and inclusive of everyone.

Publication Date

1-8-2026

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Book website: www.hungrybeautifulanimals.com

Personal website: www.matthewchalteman.weebly.com

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