What if the Bible were seen less as a tablet of ink than as a table of food? From Tablet to Table
invites readers to explore the importance of The Table in biblical
theology, and what it might mean for us to bring back the table to our
homes, our churches, and our neighborhoods. The table pictures the grace
of God’s provision for all aspects of our lives, a place of safe
gathering, of finding identity in shared stories, of imparting food and
faith, of playing host and finding satisfaction as a guest. Sweet
explores how our failure to understand and appreciate “the most sacred
item of furniture in every home” has created such a deficit in our
fast-food, take-what-you-like-smorgasbord, together-but-separate
society.
Table of Contents:
Intro: Bring back the table
1. Every story I know best I learned from a Flannelgragh
2. Thou preparest a table before me
3. Jesus, the Messiah of the Open Table
4. Setting the table at home
5. Setting the table at church
6. Setting the table in the world
Table of Contents:
Intro: Bring back the table
1. Every story I know best I learned from a Flannelgragh
2. Thou preparest a table before me
3. Jesus, the Messiah of the Open Table
4. Setting the table at home
5. Setting the table at church
6. Setting the table in the world
