Earth’s foodscapes are enmeshed in global spiritual landscapes but have been made invisible thanks to our industrial food systems and social practices that alienate humanity from our earthiness. Rediscover the profound connection between food and faith in Food and Faith: From Dirt to Dessert, a captivating book that explores the rich tapestry of personal embodiment, shared rituals, sacred meals, and planetary disruptions that illuminate the intersection of nourishment, table fellowship, and spirituality.
This text uses interactive activities, thought-provoking discussions, community engaged learning and immersive storytelling as way to foster a sense of belonging, curiosity, and empowerment that extends well beyond the classroom or book group.
Backed by research, this book offers readers a unique opportunity to not only deepen their understanding of food and faith, but also develop essential skills for successfully navigating today's interconnected world and building a better one.
Whether readers seek to explore cultural inheritances, enrich spiritual journeying, contribute to local food justice movements, or simply savor the delicious stories within, this book offers a feast for the mind, heart, and soul.
Grab your copy today and embark on a meaningful journey of discovery and connection unlike any other.
Introduction
MODULE 1 Exploring Palates, Purpose, and the Personalities on Our Plates
CHAPTER 1 Food as Place, History, and Memory
CHAPTER 2 Oh, But First Coffee: How What We Drank Impacted Human History
CHAPTER 3 Our Relationship to Food in a Digital World (Contributor: R. Shea Watts)
CHAPTER 4 Diet Culture: Dude Food, Sad Salads, and Wellmania
CHAPTER 5 Liberation of Bodacious Bodies
MODULE 2 Local Tables, Altars, and Rituals
CHAPTER 6 All of Life Is Interconnected and Interdependent: Reality as an Entangled Bank
CHAPTER 7 Kinship Expressed in Table Fellowship, Feasting, and Fasting
CHAPTER 8 Radical, Rooted Hospitality (Contributor: Benjamin Sammons)
CHAPTER 9 Food Rituals of Remembering, Relating,and Responsibility (Contributors: R. Shea Watts and C. Wright)
CHAPTER 10 Hinduism
CHAPTER 11 Judaism
CHAPTER 12 Jainism
CHAPTER 13 Christianity
CHAPTER 14 Islam
MODULE 3 Global Perspectives of Food and Faith
CHAPTER 15 From Agriculture to Agribusiness: Impact of Industrialization Food Systems (Contributor: Harry Workman)
CHAPTER 16 Climate Change and its Roots in Food Systems
CHAPTER 17 Animal Welfare—Eating for Planetary Change (Contributors: R. Shea Watts and C. Wright)
Appendices
Kinship in the Garden
Kinship in the Kitchen
Cooking & Connections
Pantry