"Faith and Food: making the connections"
A conference organised by a group of Christians from in and around Oxford
| Date | Saturday 28th February 2009, 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Aims |
- To make connections between our food and our faith
- To explore the ethics of how food is produced, marketed and consumed
- To look at new food problems such as:
- the rising price of food and increasing costs of producing it
- increasing levels of obesity even in developing countries
- To reflect on the place of food in our worship
- To challenge us to think more widely and deeply about food
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| Venue | Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, OX1 2DH, and
St Michael at the North Gate Church, Cornmarket Street, Oxford, OX1 3EY |
| Cost | £10.00 including lunch (£7.50 concessions, retired, unemployed, student etc.) |
| Speakers | will include Colin Tudge (Oxford,
food writer); Rev Canon Tim Gorringe (Exeter, theologian); Fr Edilberto
Sena (Satarèm, Brazil, campaigner), Jan Simmonds (Newcastle, Christian Aid) |
| Who should attend? | Anyone with an interest in what Christians can do
about food: (members of other faiths or none would be extremely welcome) |
| Sponsors |
'This conference is supported financially by: St Michael's and All Saints'
Charities, the Open Theology Trust and the Well Charitable Trust. Friends
of the Earth and Genetics Forum have provided funds to support the visit to
the UK of Fr Edilberto Sena.'
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