Renee DeGroot, a homeschool graduate with a Certificate in Christian Education from Whitefield College, has written a brilliant book entitled, Health for Godly Generations-A Reformational Perspective.
Filled with the evidence of Renee’s thorough research into nutrition and biblical history, Health for Godly Generations is an in-depth look at nutrition, our bodies, and how our current consumer-driven food industry contradicts God’s wisdom for health.
Just a few of the chapters included are:
Humanism Addressed
Meals for Family Culture
Surrounded by Pollution
Categories of American Diet
Battle for the Balance
Health-Conscious Shopping
…and many more.
With a “reformational” perspective, Renee emphasizes our role in redeeming all things–including our health–for the glory of God. But far beyond the principle of how and why we are to take dominion over nutrition, the book is full of practical information about living that out.
“If ‘Culture is religion externalized,’ as Henry Van Til proclaimed, and if diet preferences are an element of culture (which they are, since diet is not universal but is shaped by geography, people groups, and traditions), then all food practices, including harvest, preparation, nutrition, and consumption, are associated with the working outward of a people’s religion….A distinctively Christian and reformed view of culture will likewise affect our food preparation and diet choices.”
Health for Godly Generations answers many questions, including: What do genetically modified foods do to our bodies? Which foods contain what nutrition? How can we, in a consumer-driven society, implement a diet that utilizes the bounty of God’s goodness for our health? What are the healthiest substitutions for commercial foods that have been nutritiously compromised?
In-depth, yet easy to read. Refreshing and inspiring all at once.
I highly recommend you grab a copy of Renee’s book! I enjoyed it thoroughly!
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7 comments
Sounds interesting (and needful!). Thank you for the review.
Sounds good. I just read, “What the Bible Says About Healthy Living” by Rex Russell.
It sounds like they discuss a lot of the same ideas.
It would be good to read a book that goes more into culture/agricultural practices from a Christian perspective, though. I’ll add it to my ever growing wish list!
A couple of years ago I was obsessive (not in a good way) about about healthy eating. Rising food prices have forced me into a more balanced approach, but I would love to read a book on healthy living from a Christian perspective. Thanks for the review.
There really is a connection between what we eat and the health of our bodies.
I believe this book will help to show that connection. We really don’t have to struggle with sickness in our bodies.
Praise the Lord 🙂
Will have to check this out. Since we started making more things from scratch we are feeling so much better!
This looks great! I love to learn about nutrition and how God created our bodies to heal themselves. Thanks for the review and will keep it on my ‘list’.
The church needs to reform or form its views on food and its production but sadly, this book is no help. We need to start with a thorough scriptural examination and this the author does not do. So many of her statements are undefined and ambiguous and could tend to legalism. Do you agree with the author that pork is “filthy, filthy, filthy” and that people can be “addicted” to it? Do you also agree that shellfish were never intended to be part of the human diet? I guess someone should have told the Caloosa people. We need to stick to what God has revealed and not make new rules based on what we think God intended.