RT Article
T1 “Food (Not) from a Truck”: Teaching Religion, Nature, and Food
JF Worldviews
VO 25
IS 1
SP 91
OP 106
A1 Zeller, Benjamin E.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1753024331
AB Abstract This article charts the major concepts, theoretical and methodological models, and approaches used by teachers and scholars of religion and food, with a focus on how such concepts may be embedded within courses on religion and nature. The article first introduces central topics such as foodways, the food cycle, and some key concepts within the cultural study of religion, nature, and food. Second, it notes how the study of religion, nature, and food requires drawing from the tools of food studies, religious studies, diet/nutritional studies, and cultural studies, among others. Finally, the article offers some best practices in terms of how to teach the topic, focusing on active learning strategies. The article proposes that because everyone eats, the topic of religion, nature, and food is a unique way to engage students, helping them think critically about an otherwise unexamined but pervasive aspect of life.
K1 active learning strategies
K1 Consumption
K1 Preparation
K1 Production
K1 foodway
K1 religion and food
DO 10.1163/15685357-20211006