Abstract
The increasing prevalence of food banks in the UK has attracted considerable public debate. This paper brings the authors’ experiences and observations from their involvement in one inner-city food bank into dialogue both with policy issues and the Christian theology that motivates many food bank volunteers. It argues for an attentiveness to what food banks say to society as well as what they do, and highlights their potential as spaces of encounter and mutuality.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Voluntary Sector Review |
| Early online date | 14 Oct 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- food banks
- faith
- community action
- poverty
- social justice
Access to Document
- Buckingham_et_al_Feeding_the_debate_Voluntary_Sector_Review_2015_Post-Print
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Voluntary Sector Review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Buckingham, Heather, and Andy Jolley. "Feeding the debate: a local food bank explains itself." Voluntary Sector Review (2015) is available online at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/vsr/pre-prints/content-PP-VSR-D-15-00021R2 Checked November 2015