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020			_a9781602589841 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_a1602589844 (hardback : alk. paper)
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035			_a(OCoLC)826895207
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050	0	0	_aBR115.N87 _bA97 2013
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100	1		_aAyres, Jennifer R. _9171473
245	1	0	_aGood food : _bgrounded practical theology / _cJennifer R. Ayres.
264		1	_aWaco : _bBaylor University Press, _c2013.
300			_axiv, 233 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction : a grounded practical theology of food -- _gPART I. _tPrimer on the global food system : people, places, planet -- _tPrimer on the global food system : policies -- _tMaking room at the table : a theology and ethics of food -- _gPART II. _tChurch-supported farming : building relationships and supporting sustainable agriculture -- _tGrowing food : from food insecurity to food sovereignty -- _tTransformative travel : education, encountering the other, and political advocacy -- _tVocational sustainability : agriculture and ingenuity on the college farm -- _tConclusion : unearthing beauty : everyday visionaries and hope for the food system.
520			_aChristians 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 public policy level, legislation has increasingly favored mass-produced products in order to provide the largest amount of food to the greatest number of people at the lowest possible prices -- regardless of the consequences. Unable to trace the sources of their food, and perhaps even the ingredients, consumers are vulnerable to a deep and abiding alienation. Still, many religions, including the Christian tradition, orient themselves around the table, a site for connection and nourishment. Good Food is a practical theology grounded in a rich ethnographic study of the food practices of diverse faith communities and populations. In the midst of the food system's woundedness and harm, they are hopeful but not naïve, and in their imaginative work, the seeds for a thriving food system are taking root. Grounded in unflinching analysis and encompassing both theological and moral implications, Ayres examines actual religious practices of food justice, discovering in the process a grounded theology for food. Ayres challenges people of faith to participate in communal initiatives that will make a real difference -- to support local farmers, grow their own food, and advocate for fair food policies. Good Food equips readers with the theological and practical tools needed to safeguard that which sustains us: food.
650		0	_aFood _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _9230750
650		0	_aAgriculture _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _9191152
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650		7	_aFood _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00930590 _9230750
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