Melissa speaks with public theologian and baker Kendall Vanderslice about the intersection of food and theology, food and church life, and the new practice of dinner churches. 

Kendall Vanderslice is a graduate of Duke Divinity School (Master of Theological Studies), Boston University (MLA Gastronomy), and Wheaton College (BA Anthropology). In 2018, she was named a James Beard Foundation national scholar for her work bridging food and religion. Kendall is the author of We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God. Learn more at www.kendallvanderslice.com and www.edibletheology.com.

Kendall spoke at Upper House in November: "We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God." 

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Credits: music by Micah Behr, audio engineering by Andy Johnson, graphic design by Madeline Ramsey.