Fruit of the Vine: A Biblical Spirituality of Wine

By Mark G. Boyer

Book Overview

Fruit of the Vine: A Biblical Spirituality of Wine is designed to help the reader grow in spirituality through reflecting on biblical vineyard stores, wine making, and wine as a metaphor for life. A spirituality of wine--categorized as a spirit--connects the spirit in wine to the universal spirit all share. Wine appeals to all five senses. Its bouquet can be smelled; its complexity, often compared to fruit, can be tasted; its shades of red, designating its body, can be seen as it clings to or quickly runs down the inside of a glass. One can hear the pop as the cork leaves the bottle's neck and the gurgle of the wine leaving the bottle as it is poured into a glass. Wine is a major sign of transformation in the process of growth from blossom, sunlight, and water to grapes, which are in turn broken apart, integrated into a whole, and fermented into alcohol. While the wine is aged, it undergoes even more transformation. People are transformed when they share this already multiple-times-transformed beverage. The vineyard and all it produces can reveal the divine if a person but opens his or her eyes to see.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532617526
• ISBN13: 9781532617522
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"