WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY SAY ABOUT…
EATING DISORDERS?
By Emma Scrivener
DayOne. 58 pages. £2.50
ISBN 978 1 846 255 236
If more than 1.6 million people in the UK suffer from eating disorders, we can be sure there will be many Christians who suffer too.
This little booklet is a compassionate, bib-lically sound and practical look at Eating Disorders (EDs) written by someone who has struggled herself. If you have an ED or want to help someone who does, this booklet will certainly leave you more informed.
Deepest hungers
The booklet starts with a biblical look at EDs, showing how hunger is deeper than a need for food and that only God can satisfy our deepest hungers. The writer shows that the root of an ED is common to all mankind. We may not all have an ED, but we all hunger for that which does not truly satisfy. Next, a description of different eating disorders is given, including an explanation of what goes on in a person’s mind with an ED. The rest of the booklet offers gospel-centered answers as well as practical advice. Each chapter has a key point and accompanying Scriptures for study.
The booklet was a refreshing, quick read on a complex, delicate topic and thus a great resource for those with EDs or their friends. Even though it is aimed at Christians, I think it would be great to give to non-Christians too, as it sensitively offers them the only true solution to all disorders: the Bread of Life himself.
