Tim Schenck, avid coffee drinker, Episcopal priest, writer, and creator of the popular online devotion Lent Madness, serves as pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hingham, Massachusetts. When not tending to his congregation, writing, or drinking coffee (often simultaneously), Tim enjoys life with his wife, Bryna, two teenage sons, and the family's two dogs. Follow him on Twitter @FatherTim.
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Chapter 1: Coffee Connections Chapter 2: In the Beginning: Coffee Creation Stories Chapter 3: Origin Tour Chapter 4: Coffee and Prayer Chapter 5: Satan's Drink: Coffee and Christianity Chapter 6: God's House, Not Maxwell's House: Coffee and Judaism Chapter 7: The Power of Ritual Chapter 8: Coming to America Chapter 9: The Green Elephant in the Room Chapter 10: Coffeehouse Culture Chapter 11: Coffee's Shadow Side Chapter 12: Fair Trade, Fair Wage Chapter 13: Goodbye Styrofoam: Environmental Impact Chapter 14: Church Coffee: A Mixed Blessing Last Sip Acknowledgments
"With typical good humor, deep research, a genuine love and devotion to the subject, and just enough of that characteristic snark to keep it funny, Schenck takes the novice and the aficionado alike on a coffee journey that will leave you craving not only coffee but the connections in community that have made its enjoyment so transformative for thousands of years." --Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Episcopal Bishop of Indianapolis "Tim Schenck writes with a sharp wit that cuts only to open us up to a new truth. He teaches us about the justice and history and taste of coffee so we can taste the true gift of being alive in God's amazing creation." --Becca Stevens, author of The Way of Tea and Justice and founder of Thistle Farms "Holy Grounds teaches us the good word of coffee. The Reverend Tim Schenck takes us on an incredible journey that connects our hearts to what is arguably the world's most popular drink and does so with many twists and turns. But in the end, it goes down as smooth as a great cup of coffee should. A must read for any over - caffeinated history lover!" --Mokhtar Alkhanshali, the Monk of Mokha