Additionally, this study develops the claim that in spite of these indeterminacies, the theological relation of creature-creator results in a more precise relational dynamic of "connective distinction." This focus on the relational dynamics of creaturely life allows for a more polydox analysis of creatures, which are frequently at risk of being subjected to forms of omnipotent power when the figure of the creature is developed exclusively within the framework of orthodox Christian theology.

While connective distinction describes an intimate form of difference between creature and creator, this study suggests that it may also usefully describe relational connections between disparate forms of creaturely life--primarily the relations between humans and other animals. The relational dynamic of connective distinction, then, may be a conceptual tool that gives rise to a "dream of the creature": a fellowship or solidarity between entities who are understood, on multiple levels, to be extremely and fundamentally different. This dream of the creature is presented as a quasi-utopian relation of entanglement between humans and other animals. But this dissertation seeks to evade the "paradisiacal drives" that pull utopian urges into a transcendent or other worldly sphere. Instead, this form of dreaming is presented as a biological phenomenon that occurs within creaturely bodies and also serves to keep them related to one another on the increasingly fragile environmental context of planet Earth.