Title:
The sacramental nature of eating: food as a means of practicing faith
Author:
Katherine L. Ellis
Thesis Advisor:
J. Kiess
Committee Member:
J. Snodgrass
Committee Member:
D. Castillo
Committee Member:
F. Golom
Committee Member:
N. Reibe
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2024
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
Food is and always has been the center of our lives as humans. It is the way that we sustain ourselves, show care for others, and even comfort ourselves in tumultuous times. The same can be said about religion as well; therefore, the two function in very similar ways. In the Catholic Church food is inextricable from the sacraments we participate in, even being the center of the most sacred Sacrament, the Eucharist. To that end, in this project I explore the ways in which food and everyday eating is sacramental. I specifically engage two key figures writing on this topic, Norman Wirzba and Angel Montoya. I then consider what Catholic sacramental eating means and how it should impact a person’s faith. With this, the social and religious ramifications of food apartheid and insecurity are explored, specifically through the lens of Baltimore.
Subject:
Academic theses
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Subject:
Thèses et écrits académiques
Subject:
Thèses électroniques
Subject:
dissertations
Degree:
Master of Theological Studies
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Theology
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Identifier:
EllisKL-24
