God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work MovementOxford University Press, 14 dec 2006 - 232 pagina's What was once taboo - faith at work - is increasingly accepted in corporate America. From secretaries to CEOs, growing numbers of businesspeople today want to bring their faith to work. Yet they wrestle with how to do this effectively and appropriately in a pluralistic corporate setting. For help they turn not to their clergy, but to their peers and to a burgeoning cottage industry on spirituality at work. They attend conferences and seminars, participate in Bible study and prayer groups, and read books, blogs, and eNewsletters. They see their faith as a resource for ethical guidance and to help find meaning and purpose in their work. In God at Work, David W. Miller looks at how this Faith at Work movement developed and considers its potential value for business and society. Done well, the integration of faith and work has positive implications at the personal level, as well as for corporate ethics and the broader economic sphere. At the same time, increasing expressions of religion and spiritual practices at work also present the threat of divisiveness and discrimination. Drawing on the insights of theological ethics as well as the sociology of religion, Miller analyzes the history of the modern day Faith at Work movement from its roots in the late 19th century to its modern formulation and trajectory. He examines the diversity of its members and modes of expression, and constructs a new framework for understanding, interpreting, and critiquing the movement and its future. Miller concludes that workers and professionals have a deep and lasting desire to live a holistic life, to integrate the claims of their faith with the demands of their work. He documents the surprising abdication of this field by church and theological academy and its embrace, ironically, by the management academy. Offering compelling new evidence of the depth and breadth of spirituality at work, Miller concludes that faith at work is a bona fide social movement and here to stay. He establishes the importance of this movement, identifies the possibilities and problems, and points toward future research questions. God at Work is essential reading for business scholars and leaders, theologians and clergy, and anyone interested in the integration of faith and work. |
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... traditions of the church, the sociological and historical analytical tools of the academy, and the practical wisdom and experience of people in the workplace. Using those tools, my goal is to understand the historical roots and ...
... traditions of the church, the sociological and historical analytical tools of the academy, and the practical wisdom and experience of people in the workplace. Using those tools, my goal is to understand the historical roots and ...
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... tradition are readily identiÞable. However, though some Christian FAW groups still maintain clear Catholic-Protestant distinctions, by wave three in the late twentieth century, most of these confessional differences tended to blur and ...
... tradition are readily identiÞable. However, though some Christian FAW groups still maintain clear Catholic-Protestant distinctions, by wave three in the late twentieth century, most of these confessional differences tended to blur and ...
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... traditions, which helped to produce a new context in which work could be undertaken, while others were driven by different social forces. Taken together, these changes have prompted new and varying theological and ecclesiastical ...
... traditions, which helped to produce a new context in which work could be undertaken, while others were driven by different social forces. Taken together, these changes have prompted new and varying theological and ecclesiastical ...
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... tradition that stresses the doctrine of vocation4 and the coming kingdom of God,5 that recognizes work as central to Christian anthropology, and that claims that someoneÕs faith should be a central and informing 12 GOD AT WORK.
... tradition that stresses the doctrine of vocation4 and the coming kingdom of God,5 that recognizes work as central to Christian anthropology, and that claims that someoneÕs faith should be a central and informing 12 GOD AT WORK.
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... tradition have offered great insights and resources. Indeed, heirs of the Reformation tradition arguably had a signiÞcant inßuence on the development of the modern economic structure and business world. The centurylong debate about ...
... tradition have offered great insights and resources. Indeed, heirs of the Reformation tradition arguably had a signiÞcant inßuence on the development of the modern economic structure and business world. The centurylong debate about ...
Inhoudsopgave
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The Social Gospel Era c 1890s1945 | 23 |
The Ministry of the Laity Era c 19461985 | 39 |
The Faith at Work Era c 1985Present | 63 |
Response of the Church and the Theological Academy to FAW | 79 |
Faith at Work as a Social Movement | 105 |
Analyzing and Understanding the Faith at Work Movement | 125 |
The Future of the Faith at Work Movement | 143 |
Notes | 155 |
Selected Bibliography | 197 |
Index | 219 |
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God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement David W. Miller Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2006 |
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