The Fabric of This World: Inquiries Into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human WorkWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1990 M05 4 - 213 pages An in-depth historical, philosophical, theological--and practical--exploration of work from an evangelical perspective. Hardy discusses several historical views of work from the ancient Greeks onward, highlighting the Christian concept of vocation as articulated by Luther and Calvin; these expositions lead to practical applications regarding the personal issue of career choice and the important (but often neglected) social issue of job design. |
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