The Spirituality of Wine

Posted on 14 August 2018 by Gisela Kreglinger

In this book Gisela Kreglinger offers a fresh, holistic vision of the Christian life that sees God at work in all created things, including vineyards, the work of vintners, and the beauty of well crafted wine shared with others around a table Kreglinger begins by examining wine in the Bible, in the history of the church, and in the Lord s Supper, and these reflections culminate in a theology of joy and feasting that celebrates the human senses as gifts for tasting the goodness of God. New Read Kindle ePUB The Spirituality of Wine By Gisela Kreglinger – kino-fada.fr This book is loaded with interesting tidbits about life on a vineyard and puts words to the subtleties of wine flavors It excels in pointing out how wine is the driving metaphor of the biblical joy language, and the book is beautifully written But what seems to be a latent universalism pokes through here and there, which may ...Beautiful in many ways I loved it Note Because Gisela Kreglinger is a Lutheran and I am not, I found myself disagreeing with her views on the Eucharist however, I was able to reap some good fruit from that chapter in her book.Part one is an excellent investigation of wine in the scriptures and the spiritual life The material is fascinating and engaging Recommended for anyone interested in how the Bible or the church speaks of uses wine Part two looks at wine itself the use of technology, health benefits, and abuses This part could have beenstreamlined, but is still quite informative Overall, a worthwhile read for how wine was used in the spiritual life of the church and how this element may breathe new li Part one is an excellent investigation of wine in the scriptures and the spiritual life The material is fascinating and engaging Recommended for anyone interested in how the Bible or the church speaks of uses wine Part two looks at wine itself the use of technology, health benefits, and abuses This part could have beenstreamlined, but is still quite informative ...An interesting topic, and I m glad for this book I appreciated learning something of the history of winemaking, as well as the history of wine s role in the church The author, however, overstates the case for wine s spiritual value and centrality in biblical thought, making it of far greater significance that it is She is repetitive with her themes and central points, so that I ended up doing a lot of skimming of material that had been discussed again and again At times, she comes across as An interesting topic, and I m glad for this book I appreciated learning something of the history of winemaking, as well as the history of wine s role in the church The author, however, overstates the case for wine s spiritual value and centrality in biblical thought, making it of far grea...A rather lovely, and as far as I am aware, unique book written from a unique perspective Gisela Kreglinger comes from a centuries old established family of German vintners and Lutherans She is able to provide theological perspective alongside expertise Her enthusiasm for the grape is infectious and her treatment of the Wedding at Cana allowed me to see a whole new aspect to this, sometimes baffling, story.She writes in her second language an achievement in itself and her prose can feel a l A rather lovely, and as far as I am aware, unique book written from a unique perspective Gisela Kreglinger comes from a centuries old established family of German vintners and Lutherans She is able to provide theological perspective ...I really liked the first couple of chapters where Kreglinger was delving in the scriptures in relationship to wine These chapters really engaged my theological wonderment and I m looking forward to doing some further exegetical work in this area I also greatly appreciated the chapter in the second half of the book that addressed substance abuse Unfortunately, there was much repetition of ideas throughout the book that needed to be waded through to get to the fresh ideas This is certainly a b I really liked the first couple of chapters where Kreglinger was delving in the scriptures in relationship to wine These chapters really engaged my theological wonderment and I m looking forward to doing some further exegetical work in this area I also greatly appreciated the chapter in the second half of the book that addressed substance abuse Unfortunately, there was much repe...Brings a perspective to spiritual formation helps to recover the grateful enjoyment of food and drink from the gnostic embarrassment with which Christians have typically approached it It s common to find people attributing heightened spiritual sensitivity to walks in the woods, but much less common to hear of this in the context of the dinner table, even though Jesus himself made a meal his central sacrament Much to appreciate here Several portions ...Regardless of your views about wine and other forms of alcohol, there is much of interest here related to spiritual growth I found her discussion of the relationship between the vintner and the vines to help illuminate passages like...An interesting look at the role wine plays in both spirituality and daily life throughout the Bible as well as through the ages until today Wine truly is a part of both the Jewish and Christian DNA, and in our relationship with God each other.If you would like to learnabout vineyards look no further than this wonderful compilation of information and insight.

English
14 August 2018

Gisela Kreglinger