Abstract
This chapter presents the lived experience of two community members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, where eating together is a widespread practice. Placing belongingness into focus, the main purpose is to show how and to what extent belongingness is enabled through potlucks often held on Saturdays (Shabbat) and at diverse community events.
The authors explain what potluck is and how it became an integral part of the worldwide Adventist Church. The contemporary significance of spirituality and belongingness is highlighted.
The auto-ethnographic narratives show how personality and cultural background feed into the formation of belongingness, which is a unique and individual process. At the same time, the role of what and how the community offers are foregrounded.
The authors explain what potluck is and how it became an integral part of the worldwide Adventist Church. The contemporary significance of spirituality and belongingness is highlighted.
The auto-ethnographic narratives show how personality and cultural background feed into the formation of belongingness, which is a unique and individual process. At the same time, the role of what and how the community offers are foregrounded.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Eating Together in the Twenty-first Century |
| Subtitle of host publication | Social Challenges, Community Values, Individual Wellbeing |
| Editors | Tamas Lestar, Manuela Pilato, Hugues Seraphin |
| Place of Publication | 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 75-87 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-37389-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-032-44782-7, 978-1-032-44769-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Potluck
- Autoethnography
- Seventh-day Adventist Church