Bake Pray, Kendall Vanderslice
Bake Pray, Kendall Vanderslice
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Bake & Pray
Liturgies and Recipes for Baking Bread as a Spiritual Practice

Author: Kendall Vanderslice

Narrator: Kendall Vanderslice

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

From God’s provision of manna in the wilderness to Jesus’ miraculous multiplication of loaves, bread functions throughout Scripture as a sign of God’s presence and provision. Professional baker and practical theologian Kendall Vanderslice has spent a lot of time reflecting on the connection between the dough that clung to her hands at work and the bread blessed and pressed into her palm at church, ultimately seeing that they both were tangible reminders that God was with her and that God cared. Weaving baking science and technique together with theological reflections drawn from a wide range of Christian traditions, Kendall will: teach you how to incorporate bread making into the rhythms of your busy life reveal the ins-and-outs of bread baking while unlocking the spiritual parallels woven into each loaf provide breadmaking liturgies and historical recipes to bake through a variety of liturgical holidays and seasons show how to incorporate baking as a form of prayer in our lives. As you follow the steps to bake bread―whether you are a lifelong baker or intimidated by the thought of yeast―you will learn something about the character of God and the life of faith. In Bake & Pray, you will get not only a practical understanding of how to bake bread, but also receive a deeper appreciation for the ways God can shape you in the process.

About Kendall Vanderslice

Kendall Vanderslice is a baker, writer, and speaker, as well as the founder of the Edible Theology Project, a ministry that connects the Communion table to the kitchen table. She is a graduate of Wheaton College (BA Anthropology), Boston University (MLA Gastronomy), and Duke Divinity School (Master of Theological Studies). Her bylines include Christianity Today, Bitter Southerner, Christian Century, Religion News Service, and Faith & Leadership, as well as her first book, We Will Feast. Kendall lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her big-eared beagle named Strudel, where she teaches workshops on bread baking as a spiritual practice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on September 19, 2024

Part cookbook, part prayer book. It includes a simple bread recipe with multiple example prayers (it was delicious!) and recipes for the liturgical church calendar (cannot wait to try these). It also includes helpful supply lists, scientific tips, and historical notes. I received an ARC and cannot w......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on April 07, 2025

Come for the bread, stay for the theological insights. Lately, I find myself always rushed and stressed when baking as I try to perfectly time my ferments and proofs to fit my work/social/dog/running schedule. Usually, this results in a good bread but a stressed out me. This book was a good recenter......more

Goodreads review by Annie on September 23, 2024

I received an advanced copy of this book and it has made me all the more excited to get the physical book in my hands. Kendall does an excellent job of weaving the physical and spiritual together into opportunities for an embodied faith experience via praying and baking bread. Kendall's personal sto......more

Goodreads review by Emily on October 16, 2024

This is a beautiful book of practical, embodied theology! Kendall makes the process and science behind bread baking so simple and yet so intriguing. Learning about different breads used during different seasons of the church year helped me understand their significance and made me excited to bake th......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 03, 2024

The book Bake and Pray by Kendall Vanderslice teaches readers about baking bread as well as how to connect it to prayer in a spiritual way. "In Bake and Pray you will get not only a practical understanding of how to bake bread, but also receive a deeper appreciation for the ways God can shape you in......more

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