Christ and the chocolaterie - Hilary Brand

** Suitable for online learning and study **Christ and the Chocolaterie is an original, innovative and lively Lent course inspired by the film Chocolat, based on the bestselling novel by Joanne Harris. Using the film as a starting point for exploring issues about God, the world, and what it means to be human, Hilary Brand has designed five group sessions on the themes of: Giving up - the prelude to changeGiving out - the power of a giftGetting wise - the possibility of changeGetting real - the power of acceptanceGrowing up - the process of change.Each session included extracts from the film, group discussion questions, exercises and meditations, suggestions for individual reading and related Bible passages. The book also includes appendices on the curious history of chocolate, the unfair economics of chocolate and ideas for a chocolate feast.