Work in the Spirit : toward a theology of work / Miroslav Volf.
2001
BT738.5 .V64 2001
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Title
Work in the Spirit : toward a theology of work / Miroslav Volf.
Author
ISBN
1579106412
9781579106416
9781579106416
Imprint
Eugene, OR : Wipf and Stock, ©2001.
Eugene, Or. : Wipf and Stock, 2001.
Eugene, Or. : Wipf and Stock, 2001.
Published
Eugene, OR : Wipf and Stock, 2001.
Copyright
©2001.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
xviii, 252 p. ; 22 cm.
xviii, 252 p. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
BT738.5 .V64 2001
Summary
Since the rise of modern industrial society, work has come to pervade and rule the lives of men and women. Although there have been many popular books and church documents on on the Christian understanding of work, this is the first scholarly effort to articulate a developed Protestant theology of work. In Work in the Spirit, Miroslav Volf interprets work from a new perspective - in terms of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. He exhaustively explores the nature of work in both capitalist and socialist societies and considers a variety of work, including industrial, agricultural, medical, political, and artistic work. Examining the importance of alienation in work in industrial and information societies (particularly in the relation of workers to management and technology), he analyzes various forms of such alienation, and elucidates the character of humane work. On the basis of the "pneumatological" theology of work that he develops, Volf rejects the traditional Protestant understanding of work as vocation, and takes the concept of charisma as the cornerstone for his theological reflection on work. He denies that one is "called" to do a particular work irrespective of one's inclinations, and asserts, instead, that it is our privilege to do the kind of work for which God's spirit has gifted us. All human work done in accordance with the will of God, Volf argues, is cooperation with God in the preservation and transformation of the world. --From publisher's description.
Note
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and indexes, including Scripture index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and indexes, including Scripture index.
Formatted Contents Note
Work in the limelight
The meaning of "work"
Economic framework
The problem of work
Dominant understandings of work
Toward a theology of work
Work, spirit, and new creation
Work, human beings, and nature
Alienation and humanization of work.
The meaning of "work"
Economic framework
The problem of work
Dominant understandings of work
Toward a theology of work
Work, spirit, and new creation
Work, human beings, and nature
Alienation and humanization of work.
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