The Global Obesity Epidemic: Shifting the Focus from Individuals to the Food Industry

Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 37 (1):161-178 (2017)
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I contend in this essay that there are theological and ethical problems associated with the application of the vices of "gluttony" and "sloth" to people of higher-than-average weight. Relying on an analysis grounded in liberation theology and fat studies, I call for the church to encourage an end to discrimination based on bodily shape and size. I draw from poststructuralist theory, biblical studies, and church historical resources as well as contemporary medical and sociological studies of diet to build my case. I then use the vices of "gluttony" and "sloth" as a lens through which to understand the contributions of the food industry to global weight and health patterns.

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