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Food and Faith : a theology of eating / Norman Wirzba.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011.Description: xix, 244 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521195508 (hardback)
  • 9780521146241 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261 23 WIR
Contents:
1. Thinking theologically about food -- 2. The 'roots' of eating: our life together in gardens -- 3. Eating in exile: dysfunction in the world of food -- 4. Life through death: sacrificial eating -- 5. Eucharistic table manners: eating toward communion -- 6. Saying grace -- 7. Eating in Heaven?: consummating communion.
Summary: "This book provides a comprehensive theological framework for assessing eating's significance, demonstrating that eating is of profound economic, moral, and theological significance"--
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Open Shelf Books Bishop Bukenya Library Open Access / General collection 261 WIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 146740

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Thinking theologically about food -- 2. The 'roots' of eating: our life together in gardens -- 3. Eating in exile: dysfunction in the world of food -- 4. Life through death: sacrificial eating -- 5. Eucharistic table manners: eating toward communion -- 6. Saying grace -- 7. Eating in Heaven?: consummating communion.

"This book provides a comprehensive theological framework for assessing eating's significance, demonstrating that eating is of profound economic, moral, and theological significance"--

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