Chick-fil-A Chickens Out
by Jake MeadorChick-fil-A will cease charitable giving to the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, two organizations that progressives have attacked for not affirming LGBTQ+ individuals. Continue Reading »
A Theology of Meat
by Cole S. AronsonIf we are to indulge in our carnivorous urges, we ought to refine our tastes upward from living beasts. Continue Reading »
Bread Eternal
by Jane Sloan PetersIn the ruins of Ostia Antica, where Roman roads have disintegrated into a tangle of worn stones and earth, past market stalls where tall grasses jut from meticulously laid mosaic floors, one can find about three dozen stone basins in which bakers once placed bread dough to rise. This is one of . . . . Continue Reading »
Dynamics of Disembodiment
by Junior FellowsThe junior fellows reflect on Lenten themes in Sophocles and Babette's Feast. Continue Reading »
At the Table
by Peter J. LeithartFoodless worship is unthinkable in the Bible and has been unthinkable through most of Christian history. Continue Reading »
Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given
by Sr. Alicia TorresDepending on divine providence opened up a whole new world of possibilities in the kitchen, and prepared me for Chopped—and for serving God's children. Continue Reading »
Away With the Animals
by John MurdockWayne Pacelle’s rather rudderless quest to make the world safe for animals seems to be taking us to a world without any livestock at all. Continue Reading »
How To Live on $8.90 an Hour
by Russell E. SaltzmanMy life as a restaurant host. Continue Reading »
The Moral Universe of Hannibal
by Alexi SargeantA woman lovingly plucks a dead pheasant. A man places a human arm on a cutting board with care, readying his chef’s knife. A woman sinks into a bathtub, seemingly dropping into an abyss. A corpse is lifted on high, framed by wings made of broken glass.All these images (horrific, gorgeous, . . . . Continue Reading »
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