The Hunger Inside: How the Meal Jesus Gave Transforms Lives

The meal that Jesus of Nazareth gave his followers, celebrated with grand liturgy and golden chalice, or words pared lean and tiny plastic cups, is the distinctive rite of the church. The Eucharist is regarded as the source and summit of Christian faith—or maybe just a symbol—but what all Christians know is that Holy Communion does something. It’s what and how the supper does what it does that divides us.

In The Hunger Inside, Brad Roth explores the myriad ways the Lord’s Supper transforms l...