Food for Life: The Spirituality and Ethics of Eating

by L. Shannon Jung

Food for Life draws on L. Shannon Jung's gifts as theologian, ethicist, pastor, and eater extraordinaire. In this deeply thoughtful but very lively book, he encourages us to see our humdrum habits of eating and drinking as a spiritual practice that can renew and transform us and our world. In a fascinating sequence that takes us from the personal to the global, Jung establishes the religious meaning of eating and shows how it dictates a healthy order of eating. He exposes Christians' complicity in the face of widespread eating disorders we experience personally, culturally, and globally, and he argues that these disorders can be reversed through faith, Christian practices, attention to habitual activities like cooking and gardening, the church's ministry, and transforming our cultural policies about food.

Genres: Theology

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2004

Reviews

[Andrea Huston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very eye opening, and a gentle but firm reminder that we need to open our eyes more to how our global food system has a disorder. We need to re learn how to enjoy our food and appreciate where it comes from.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good - an angle on Food you would never think of... When were you last really hungry?... ... ... ... (no, I mean really hungry?)

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first part was very clearly written for seminary students and was a bit over my head. However, all in all a very good book. He makes many interesting points.