Modern Reformation does theology and food
Given my recent readings - Fast Food Nation, In Defense of Food, etc. - I found it interesting that the theme of the current issue of Modern Reformation is theology and food. Once someone is back from Asia, I think that he'll be getting this issue tossed at him so he can read quotes such as:
... I cannot help but think that it is hard for most participants to picture the mystery of our participation in the eternal marriage feast in heaven, when they have as a model in their minds driving up to the window at McDonald's for a hamburger, fries, and a Coke.
(Daniel Eggold, "Consuming Communion", p. 33 of July/August 2009 issue of Modern Reformation)
Someone else is likely to enjoy the article "Holy Communion as a Strategic Plan for Church Growth".
Another oddity that this issue brought out is that the one of the authors of a book that I'd recently come across - Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want (covering how businesses can create [pseudo-]authenticity) - is actually a subscriber to the magazine.