Bread of Life in Broken Britain

Dr Charles Roding Pemberton is a lecturer in political theology at Durham University, UK.

• Acknowledgements vii Prologue ix Introduction 11. Food Bank Lives 22 2. International Growth of Food Banks 42 3. Food, Faith, Food Banks 63 4. Coincidences of the Neoliberal and the Food Banks 82 5. Political, Ecclesial and Personal Participation 107 Conclusion 133Notes 141 Bibliography 181 Index of Names and Subjects 193

"Foodbanks have become a complex part of the social, cultural and political landscape of many nations over the last decade or so. Their existence divides opinion as many Christians remain conflicted between their duty to serve the poor and the sense of collusion with a system that makes foodbanks necessary in the first place. It is in this context, therefore, that Charles Roding Pemberton has written an important book. Foodbanks, Faith and Neoliberalism provides a carefully calibrated account of the political and economic terrain that has given rise to Foodbanks and provides constructive resources that will inform the theology and practice all those hoping that they can make a difference."