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Renae’s Review of Eat with Joy
2 out of 5 Stars. I would not recommend this book.
I picked it up, thinking it was a Biblical view of eating and a Biblical way of attacking my eating disorder, but it was not. Eat with Joy is less about eating disorders and more about the world’s food problems.
“How can we ‘eat with joy’ when so much suffering and injustice exists, seemingly at every level of modern food production? The first thing to do is open our ears, eyes, and hearts to the stories of people who are poor.” pg. 60
I reviewed each chapter, listing what I liked and didn’t like about each. The first section was great, but I had a few problems with the others. There was one chapter I didn’t even finish.
Introduction
Conflicted Eating: Our Complicated Relationship with Food
The Church needs a stance on health and fitness. Unless I missed it, Stone does not present a view, but she has a good point. I have talked to a few individuals who want to know what the Bible says about food and eating, but I think this book isn’t.
