Workshops

Home Economics

This web site is a companion to a *cino workshop called "Food, Clothing & Shelter," which explores Christian faithfulness in the area of everyday home economics.  Please feel free to browse these resources, which include catapult magazine articles, books, web sites and more.  If you’d be interested in scheduling a workshop, contact us.

General Home Economics

• Essay: "More than an Egg" by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
• Essay: "Christianity and the Survival of Creation" by Wendell Berrry
• Book: Colossians Remixed by Brian Walsh and Sylvia Keesmaat (review by Byron Borger)

Food Resources

• Essay: "A Progressive Feast" by Erin O'Connor-Garcia
• Web site: Local Harvest
• Book: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
• Essay: "Eating Violence" by Henry Bakker
• Book: Food & Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread edited by Michael Schut
• Books: Simply in Season
• Book: The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon

Clothing Resources

• Essay: "What to wear" by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
• Essay: "A theology of clothing" by Steve Lansingh
• Interview: "Beauty will save the world" with Kate Kamphausen
• Blog: Fabbergasted
• Essay: "On thrift stores and things" by Dawn Berkelaar
• Book: Fugitive Denim by Rachel Louise Snyder

Shelter Resources

• Web Site: Sidewalks in the Kingdom
• Essay: "Leaving the car at home" by Gwen DiPietro
• Book: The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg
• Book: Going local by Michael Schuman
• Conversation: "Art is in the house" by Pat and Larry Farris
• Essay: "Bean-counting and babysitting" by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
• Essay: "Kitchen scraps and theology" by Bill Boerman-Cornell
• Essay: "Taking a deep breath" by Marsena Konkle
• Essay: "On home building" by Tim Lind