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