Testimony: Quakerism and Theological Ethics

Theology on the Menu

Name: Theology on the Menu
Price: 43.21 GBP
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Author: David Grumett
ISBN: 9780415496834

Asceticism, Meat and the Christian Diet

by David Grumett, RACHEL MUERS

Paperback
224 pages
Publisher: Taylor& Francis Ltd
15.5 x 23.2 x 1.3 cm

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Food - what we eat, how much we eat, how it is produced and prepared, and its cultural and ecological significance- is an increasingly significant topic not only for scholars but for all of us. Theology on the Menu is the first systematic and historical assessment of Christian attitudes to food and its role in shaping Christian identity. David Grumett and Rachel Muers unfold a fascinating history of feasting and fasting, food regulations and resistance to regulation, the symbolism attached to particular foods, the relationship between diet and doctrine, and how food has shaped inter-religious encounters. Everyone interested in Christian approaches to food and diet or seeking to understand how theology can engage fruitfully with everyday life will find this book a stimulus and an inspiration.