Weihnachtliche Zoologie

Kürzlich schaffte es das Münsteraner Institut für Theologische Zoologie in die kirchlichen und weltlichen Medien - rechtzeitig zu Weihnachten: Nicht nur uns sozialen, sprechenden, symbolbrauchenden, betenden Tieren ging der Stern auf, sondern den anderen in den Sieben-Tagen geschaffenen und durch die Flut geretteten Lebewesen genau so.

Wir müssen freilich nicht nach Münster schauen, um das zu erkennen - Nashville tut es auch. RightWingBob verlinkt zu einem Lied der beiden Louvin-Brüder, das sich die weihnachtliche Zoologie vornimmt:



"Jesus, our brother, kind and good,
Was humbly born in a stable rude;
And the friendly beasts around Him stood.
Jesus, our brother, kind and good.

Thus said the Donkey, shaggy and brown,
'I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried His mother to Bethlehem town:'
Thus said the Donkey, shaggy and brown.

Thus said the Cow, all white and red,
'I gave Him my manger for His bed;
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head.'
Thus said the Cow, all white and red.

Thus said the Sheep, with the curly horn,
'I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm;
He wore my coat on Christmas day.'
Thus said the Sheep, with the curly horn.

Thus every beast by some glad spell,
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
The gift he gave Emmanuel."