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God at Work - The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement (Hardcover)
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God at Work - The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement (Hardcover)
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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 surprisingabdication 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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