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Good Food : Grounded Practical Theology /

Christians in the United States are on a quest for good food. And yet at every turn, they confront brokenness in the food system. Access to healthy food is not secure. Farmers and laborers struggle to find meaningful agricultural work that pays a livable wage. Animals and the land are abused. At the...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Ayres, Jennifer R.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Waco : Baylor University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction : a grounded practical theology of food
  • PART I. Primer on the global food system : people, places, planet
  • Primer on the global food system : policies
  • Making room at the table : a theology and ethics of food
  • PART II. Church-supported farming : building relationships and supporting sustainable agriculture
  • Growing food : from food insecurity to food sovereignty
  • Transformative travel : education, encountering the other, and political advocacy
  • Vocational sustainability : agriculture and ingenuity on the college farm
  • Conclusion : unearthing beauty : everyday visionaries and hope for the food system.