TITLE:
Food For The Gods:
Vegetarianism & The World's Religions

AUTHOR:
Rynn Berry
Email: berrynn@worldnet.att.net

PUBLISHER:
Pythagorean Publishers
P O Box 8174
J A F Station
New York, New York 10116
Tel: 718-622-8002

ISBN #:
0-9626169-2-3

RETAIL PRICE:
$19.95 U.S.A.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Food for the Gods is a fascinating investigation into the world's great
religions. The result is a banquet for the tastebuds of the mind."
~ Jack Kroll, Senior Editor, Newsweek

"Rynn Berry has created a memorable feast for mind, body and soul. Food for
the Gods makes a tasty and terrific gift for the cook who has everything,
including a lively curiosity and an adventurous culinary spirit."
~ Lorna Sass, author of Lorna Sass' Complete
Vegetarian Kitchen

In ten illuminating essays followed by fascinating conversations with
vegetarian religious thinkers, Food for the Gods answers such questions as:

* Why were so many of the founders of the world's great religion vegetarian?

* Was Jesus a vegetarian?

* Did the Buddha die from eating rotting meat?

* Which are the most ecologically sensitive religions?

* What is the future for vegetarianism and religion in the new millennium?

Food for the Gods contains numerous delicious vegetarian recipes:

* Taste the mouth-watering recipes of vegetarian master chef Brother Ron
Pickarski.

* Savor the cuisine of the first woman to gain access to the sacred temple
kitchens of southern India.

* Learn the culinary secrets of the Taoist vegetarian tradition.

* Discover the world's great religions with your mind and your palate.

* Food for the Gods is food for the mind and a feast for the senses.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rynn Berry is the historical adviser to the NAVS (North American Vegetarian
Society). In his lectures, articles, and books, he has specialized in the
study of vegetarianism from an historical perspective. His first book, The
New Vegetarians, was a collection of biographical sketches and interviews of
famous contemporary vegetarians. His second book, Famous Vegetarians and
Their Favorite Recipes is a biographical history of vegetarianism that
ranges
from Pythagoras and the Buddha to Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer and
the Beatles. In Food for the Gods, Rynn has written essays on vegetarianism
in each of the world's religions: Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism,
Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He has also included interviews with
prominent vegetarian thinkers from each of these religions. In the back of
the book Food For The Gods brings together at least five vegetarian recipes
from each religious tradition (most of which are for living food dishes).
At
the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia, where Rynn did his graduate and
undergraduate work, he specialized in ancient history and comparative
religion. A popular lecturer in New York, where he lives, Rynn teaches a
college course on the history of vegetarianism. His hobbies include book
collecting, listening to classical music, translating ancient Greek texts,
and theater-going, his favorite pastimes include running, swimming, tennis
and cycling.