Fred Bahnson's 2013 book Soil and Sacrament shares his journey to finding God in the soil. He tells the story of four different faith communities using food to connect with God, each of which he visited during a corresponding liturgical season. Bahnson not only opens readers eyes to these unique organizations, he commissions them to interact with the soil as a sacrament as well.
Read MoreTake This Bread is the memoir of Sara Miles, a woman who never expected to find herself at home in a church. Passionate about social justice, Miles was raised under the assumption that the Church was no space for those who wanted to extend love, instead restricted to the unquestioned faith of fundamentalists.
Read Moresweet reads is a collection of book reviews on the topic of food and faith. In Good Food: Grounded Practical Theology, Candler School of Theology’s Jennifer Ayres understands the Eucharistic table as a space where the spiritual and physical interdependence of the Gospel is both a point of celebration and a catalyst for social action.
Read MoreSweet Reads is the section of the blog where I compose book reviews of the variety of books at the intersection of food, faith, and culture. My goal is that this section serves as a resource for students or curious readers in need of a compilation of books on the topic. In ut of the House of Bread, author Preston Yancey uses the process of bread making to acquaint readers with the spiritual disciplines.
Read MoreSweet Reads is the section of the blog where I compose book reviews of the variety of books at the intersection of food, faith, and culture. My goal is that this section serves as a resource for students or curious readers in need of a compilation of books on the topic. Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating by Norman Wirzba is, as the title suggests, a well-articulated, all-encompassing theology of eating from creation to restoration.
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