Hierophagy: The Sacramental Recapitulation of a Literary Trope
Christopher West examines the Eucharist as an instance of sacred eating.
Christopher West examines the Eucharist as an instance of sacred eating.
William Cavanaugh responds to Stephen Webb’s critique.
Stephen Webb on why food is simply fuel, and nothing more.
Among the slogans of the recent food movement is the admonition, “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food.” This slogan makes a surprising assumption: that the eaters being addressed don’t know what their food is. You can imagine this shift in consciousness and may have undergone it yourself—while considering your Hostess cupcake or energy drink, you […]
According to the Gospel of John, when Jesus first appears after his resurrection he is mistaken for a gardener. He comes to Mary Magdalene, who is weeping at the empty tomb, and she asks him what has been done with Jesus’s body. But perhaps this case of mistaken identity tells us something about the character […]