The Heavenly Banquet and the Fictional Feasts that Make it a Reality

"The joy of the festival, drawing together the memory of both earthly and divine blessings, points to the eternal joy of heaven by giving us a small, imperfect glimpse of the eternal feast.

"Why We Feast: A Matter of Life and Death", R. Jared Staudt

Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Phoebe Watson

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Works Mentioned:

Comfort Food by Jamie Oliver

"Why does God care if you give up chocolate?" Called to More, by Rachel Sherlock

"Why We Feast: A Matter of Life and Death", R. Jared Staudt

In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity by Josef Pieper

"Go deeper: Food in children’s books" by Imogen Russell

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

Food and Faith by Norman Wirzba

Brambly Hedge: Spring Story by Jill Barklem

Brambly Hedge: Autumn Story by Jill Barklem

The Redwall series by Brian Jacques

"The Lost Art of Feasting" by David Mathis

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

"Lower Sacraments: Theological Eating in the Fiction of C. S. Lewis" by Gregory Philip Hartley

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

"Nourishment, Delight, and Fellowship: The Purpose of Food in The Chronicles of Narnia" by Jonathan Darville

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

What We're Enjoying at the Moment

Phoebe: Alice and Wonderland ballet, Royal Opera House recording

Rachel: High Society (film)