The Fabric of This World: Inquiries Into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human WorkAn 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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The fabric of this world: inquiries into calling, career choice, and the design of human work
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictHardy looks creatively at the meaning of work according to Greek, medieval, Renaissance, Marxian, and Freudian perspectives, then at Luther's view and subsequent Calvinist development and modification ... Read full review
Contents
Divine Prerogative | 3 |
Applications | 77 |
Conflict and Strategy | 107 |
The Work of Prayer | 119 |
Bibliography | 186 |
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