TY - BOOK AU - Fick,Gary W. TI - Food, farming, and faith T2 - SUNY series on religion and the environment SN - 9780791473832 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 261.56 PY - 2008/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Food KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Food habits KW - Dinners and dining KW - Agriculture KW - Human ecology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-196) and indexes; 1. It is all about food - 2. The foundation of stewardship - 3. Ecology in the bible - 4. Land and climate - 5. Soil and water - 6. Crops, seeds and food - 7. Livestock and agriculture - 8. Farming systems and the practices of agriculture - 9. The culture of agriculture - 10. Abuse, poverty, and women - 11. Food, starvation, obesity, and diet - 12. Agricultural sustainability - Appendix 1. Abbreviations and citation of books in the bible - Appendix 2. An overview of the bible - Appendix 3. The essentials of agriculture - Index ER -