Session information

And all ate and were satisfied: Feasting, fasting and food politics in the Bible

Ched and Elaine will first introduce their own social location in exurban southern California, where they are experimenting with intensive food production and native habitat restoration on ? acre.  They then trace the political economy of food production and consumption in both Testaments, noting how central it is to the main storylines of Fall and Redemption. After broadly considering Israel’s struggle to embrace natural abundance and to resist artificial scarcity in the Hebrew Bible, they will use two stories from Mark’s gospel as springboards to reflect on “a food economy made for humans.”  They’ll conclude with a reflection on Pentecost as an agricultural celebration of Jubilee redistribution.

• Event Type: Keynote
• Presenters: Ched Myers, Elaine Enns
• Times:
  • Keynote (Fri 6th 10:00am) - Main tent