Without a uniform dietary code, Christians around the world used food in strikingly different ways, developing widely divergent practices that spread, nurtured,
This anthology follows the intersection of food and faith from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century, charting the complex relationship among religious eat
A comprehensive theological framework for assessing the significance of eating, demonstrating that eating is of profound economic, moral and theological signifi
An indispensable resource for exploring food and faith, this two-volume set offers information on food-related religious beliefs, customs, and practices from ar
Food has always been central to religious practice. From fasting at Ramadan to feasting at Diwali, from the laws of kashrut to the taking of communion, a great