Whitebread Protestants
Book Description
Food and faith intertwine in ways most Americans never pause to consider, yet this connection shapes the spiritual landscape of countless communities across the nation. Daniel Sack explores this fascinating intersection by examining how white mainline Protestant congregations use food as both sustenance and sacred practice.
Within church walls, simple meals become profound expressions of community and belief. Coffee hour gatherings, potluck dinners, and spaghetti fundraisers serve purposes far beyond mere nourishment. These shared eating experiences create bonds between congregants, welcome newcomers, and demonstrate care for those in need. Through acts of feeding others, believers put their values into tangible action.
Sack reveals how seemingly ordinary church basement meals and worship service refreshments actually function as vital spiritual practices. The author demonstrates that understanding these food traditions offers deeper insight into how American Protestant communities build identity, express hospitality, and live out their faith commitments in everyday ways.
For readers interested in the practical dimensions of spiritual life, this examination illuminates how sacred and secular merge in the most basic human activity of sharing meals. The book uncovers the rich meaning embedded in simple church gatherings, showing how food becomes a vehicle for expressing religious values and creating lasting community connections within American Protestant culture.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~7 hours)
🕉️ Tradition: Christianity
📄 Length: 262 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Protestanten
- ✓ Explore Ernährung
- ✓ Explore Protestants, united states
- ✓ Explore Eetgewoonten
- ✓ Explore United states, church history, 20th century
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore Church history
- ✓ Explore Religious aspects
