Dana Robinson earned her Ph.D. in Early Christian Studies at The Catholic University of America.

'I found this an engaging and subtle study with insights on every page. It consists of three case studies that move across the diverse linguistic, geographic and social space that early Christianity occupied.' Nathan Macdonald, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• 1. Introduction; 2. The medicine moderation: John Chrysostom and the true fast; 3. From dinner theater to domestic church in late antique Antioch; 4. Shenoute's botanical virtues: fruit, labor, and ascetic production; 5. The places of God: festivals, food service, and Christian community; 6. Meals, mouths, and martyrs: Paulinus of Nola and sacrificial spaces; 7. Conclusion.

Dana Robinson earned her Ph.D. in Early Christian Studies at The Catholic University of America.

'I found this an engaging and subtle study with insights on every page. It consists of three case studies that move across the diverse linguistic, geographic and social space that early Christianity occupied.' Nathan Macdonald, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• 1. Introduction; 2. The medicine moderation: John Chrysostom and the true fast; 3. From dinner theater to domestic church in late antique Antioch; 4. Shenoute's botanical virtues: fruit, labor, and ascetic production; 5. The places of God: festivals, food service, and Christian community; 6. Meals, mouths, and martyrs: Paulinus of Nola and sacrificial spaces; 7. Conclusion.

Dana Robinson earned her Ph.D. in Early Christian Studies at The Catholic University of America.

'I found this an engaging and subtle study with insights on every page. It consists of three case studies that move across the diverse linguistic, geographic and social space that early Christianity occupied.' Nathan Macdonald, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• 1. Introduction; 2. The medicine moderation: John Chrysostom and the true fast; 3. From dinner theater to domestic church in late antique Antioch; 4. Shenoute's botanical virtues: fruit, labor, and ascetic production; 5. The places of God: festivals, food service, and Christian community; 6. Meals, mouths, and martyrs: Paulinus of Nola and sacrificial spaces; 7. Conclusion.