Thursdays: 10:15 am – 12:15 pm | Oct. 10 to Nov. 14
Location: Baker Free Library, Bow
Instructor and Facilitator: Suzanne Rude

I – Food and Faith

Faith traditions influence not only how food is prepared and eaten but also when to abstain and when to feast. This course will explore the foodways of world religions with a special focus on North American small and large faith communities and their food practices. We’ll look at specific recipes that have roots in spiritual traditions or have special symbolic meanings within religious communities. The course will include an exploration of food-based holy days, halal and kosher dietary rules, vegetarianism, social justice food issues, and other belief-based food preferences. If you like to cook (or eat!) and enjoy history, this course should have something to offer you. No personal faith tradition is required to take this course.

Rev. Suzanne Rude was ordained as an interfaith minister in 2020 following two years of religious studies at the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in NYC. Her ministry focuses on supporting interfaith and inter-spiritual understanding and cooperation. She has served as President of the Greater Concord Interfaith Council, Vice-President of the New Hampshire Council of Churches, and is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord. Suzanne is a 2018 graduate of Leadership Greater Concord and holds a B.SC. Degree from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Vermont.