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Commentary: The Use of Wine
Wine in Contemporary U.S. Culture and Religion: Wine occupies a paradoxical space in American life. On the one hand, the beverage enjoys broad social legitimacy; on the other, a growing share of the public voices health-related misgivings about routine drinking. Understanding this tension requires tracing recent survey data, demographic patterns, spending behavior, and church-member attitudes …
Reading the Bible Anew- The Lord’s Supper: Part Three The Use of Wine
Reading the Bible Anew The Lord’s Supper: Part Three The Use of Wine Should one use unfermented wine ( grape juice) or real fermented wine in the Lord’s Supper? What has been the use of wine in biblical tradition? Has religious culture and the U.S. culture lead to certain practices in the use of wine? …
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