| Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312294425 ISBN-13: 9780312294427 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: Americans love to eat. They are also deeply religious. So it' s no surprise that food has an important place in the religious lives of Americans.. They eat in worship services. They drink coffeein church basements. They feed neighbors and strangers in the name of their god. For countless American Protestants, food and church are inseparable. From dry cookies and punch at coffee hour to potlucks and spaghetti dinners, "Whitebread Protestants" looks at the role food plays in the daily life of white mainline Protestant congregations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 394.108 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.56" W x 8.53" (0.75 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: At the beginning of Whitebread Protestants, Daniel Sack writes "When I was young, church meant food. Decades later, it's hard to point to particular events, but there are lots of tastes, smells, and memories such as the taste of dry cookies and punch from coffee hour - or that strange orange drink from vacation Bible school." And so he begins this fascinating look at the role food has played in the daily life of the white Protestant community in the United States. He looks at coffee hours, potluck dinners, ladies' afternoon teas, soup kitchens, communion elements, and a variety of other things. A blend of popular culture, religious history and the growing field of food studies, the book will reveal both conflict and vitality in unexpected places in American religious life. |