Christ Behaves as One Who Labors.........Walter J. Burghardt, S.J....4
We must collaborate with Christ in everything we do

On Work & Vocation.......................Dana English................6
God continues to care for us in ways that truly matter

The Gospel & Work........................Walter Wink.................8
The Powers are good; they are fallen; they can be redeemed

Service Above Self-Interest..............Edward A. White............10
To renew our institutions we must redistribute power, purpose and wealth

In the Wilderness of Work................Dorothy Dow Crane..........11
Faith helps a therapist bear the pain of others

Think, For the Night is Coming...........Douglas John Hall..........12
In a time of crisis we must reflect on what people are for

Lessons From Teaching....................Sondra Perl................14
`Ah wants tuh utilize mahself all over'

The Implications of Our High Calling.....Roy Pearson................16
Self-examination helps us understand God's power in our weakness

Work: Healing the Anxiety................Katie Day..................18
Churches should deal with individual work anxiety and issues of economic
justice

Thoughts on the Social Responsibility.................................
of Business..............................Donald W. Shriver, Jr......20
For many corporations there are times when justice takes precedence over
profit

Melville's Bartleby: A Metaphor
of Modern, Alienated Labor...............Ginger Grab................22
The dehumanizing effects of unfulfilling work

Taking God to Work.......................J.K. Carrington............24
In work we participate in the creativity of God

The Common Good and the Factory..........M. Shawn Copeland..........26
We need to focus on the role work plays in the creation of a good society

QUOTATIONS ON WORK

In the Hebrew Scriptures [28]
In the New Testament Scriptures [29]
Leaders, Psychologists and Sociologists [30]
Theologians, Scholars and Philosophers [31]

BOOKS ON WORK

Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J. [32]
Converting 9 to 5: A Spirituality of Daily Work by John Haughey [33]
From Weavings by Doris Donnelly and Joan Chittister, O.S.B. [34]
Life Work by Donald Hall [35]
The End of Work by Jeremy Rifkin [36]
Work in the Spirit by Miroslav Volf [37]

IDEAS FOR PREACHING ON WORK

Playful Possibilities in the Work of.....David J. Schlafer...........38
Preaching
Spiritual Work in Daily Life.............Ann Hallstein...............40
Volunteerism: Building Human Bridges.....June Bingham................42
The Ethics of Work.......................Franklin H. Littell.........43
Where Work Becomes a Wonder..............Diane Wicks.................44
The Lectionary: The Challenge of Work....Judith Hoch Wray............46
and Faith

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