A few years ago I got into a discussion with some friends on the question of whether there will be food in heaven. Looking back, I realise I probably argued with more passion than the subject deserved. Be that as it may, the conviction I displayed in that debate stemmed not merely from the pleasure I derive in eating a McDonald’s double cheeseburger, but more fundamentally from my understanding of what a proper theology of the Resurrection entails.
For starters (pun intended), we should pay heed to the multiple Scriptural texts that describe the risen Jesus enjoying food with his disciples. On the evening of Easter Sunday, Our Lord meets Cleopas and his companion on the road to Emmaus, and he proceeds to sit at table and break bread with them before vanishing from their sight.
