Christian Ethics and Fasting: Why Christians Should Fast During Advent

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Ethics and Spiritual Practices

Why Fast? Fasting is the deliberate abstaining from food, or at least certain types of food, for a fixed period of time.  By extension, any deliberate abstaining from a particular created good (entertainment, luxury, comfort) for a fixed period of time can be considered “fasting.”  Many modern Western Christians do not engage in fasting to … Read more