The Theology of Food (eBook)

Angel F. Méndez-Montoya, OP is a member of the Southern Dominican Province in the USA. He currently teaches theology and philosophy at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, where he is also the coordinator of the Faith and Culture Program. He is a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Virginia and was scholar in residence at University of Cambridge.

Foreword vi
Joaquín Racionero Page

Preface ix

Acknowledgments x

Introduction. Food Talk: Overlapping Matters 1

1 The Making of Mexican Molli and Alimentary Theology in the Making 11

2 Sabor/Saber: Taste and the Eros of Cognition 45

3 Being Nourished: Food Matters 77

4 Sharing in the Body of Christ and the Theopolitics of Superabundance 113

Conclusion. Food Notes: Prolegomenon to a Eucharistic Discourse 157

Index 161

"Nevertheless, this is an inspiring interpretation of the
possibility of reclaiming and reconnecting theology, food, and a
fuller eucharistic life." (The Theology of
Food, 1 October 2013)
"This book deserves to be widely read and, if you will forgive the
metaphor, digested." (Christian Century)

"Montoya's book is a delight to read, and is a significant
contribution to the effort to apply theological thinking to the
everyday realities of embodied life." (Modern
Theology)

"For all its erudition, this book is more complex and valuable
than a simple examination of Christian consumption. It offers rich
reflection on the prophetic and generous ways in which Christianity
might still disciple consumers who desire the superabundant grace
made material in the flesh of Jesus Christ." (Theological
Book Review)

"This much-needed book takes seriously the Churches' unique
contribution to understanding the importance of food."
(Church Times)

"A thought provoking and engaging work on the role of the
Eucharist in Christian life." (CHOICE)

"[T]his is an inspiring interpretation of the possibility
of reclaiming and reconnecting theology, food, and a fuller
eucharistic life." (Interpretation: A Journal of Bible
and Theology)

"This is a book to be savoured like a beautiful meal. Its
understanding of the Eucharist springs from both a profound study
of the Scriptures and the traditions of the Church, and also a
sensuous delight in that most intimate and sustaining of human
activities, cooking and eating. This nourishing theological work
also challenges us to build a society in which all of humanity
shares at the common table of God."

--Timothy Radcliffe, OP, Blackfriars-Oxford University