Reviews for Theology of Food: Eating and the Eucharist

The average rating for Theology of Food: Eating and the Eucharist based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-01-21 00:00:00 Michael Radcliffe While this book is certainly written for an academic audience, it is, in my view, one of the best books on a theology of eating. Mendez-Mentoya does a masterful job drawing out the ways that we commune with God through the act of eating'highlighting the interplay of sabor and saber, to taste and to know. For those unfamiliar with Catholic theology, it might be harder to recognize the theological moves he is making, but even for this Protestant it was a joy to read.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-17 00:00:00 Randall R Wilkinson The Theology of Food reads like a PhD dissertation that has passed for a book for public consumption without any editing. It's not palatable for the market it's written. Its ideas may tantalize the reader (indeed there are a few good ideas in it), but they don't digest well, as they are repeated over and over and drawn out over several pages, when the reader is ready to move on. Somewhat forgettable, this book needed to trim the fat: lengthy sentences with $10 words that make it cumbersome to read and a chore to chew. Recommended only if you're doing research on the topic of "gastrological alimentary theology".