Christianity and Work

Purpose of Work
Balancing Work and Home
Faith in the Workplace
Workplace Ethics

See also:
God's Will and Call
Business Etiquette
Careers Index
The Center for Calling & Career (Lee University)


This guide lists starting points for locating information on careers For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.

Purpose of Work

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:

WORK - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS
VOCATION - CHRISTIANITY

The Fabric of This World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work. By Lee Hardy. Eerdmans, 1990.
  Circulating - BV4740 .H37 1990

Hearts to God Hands to Work: Connecting Spirituality and Work. By Steve Jacobsen. The Alban Institute, 1997.
  Circulating - BV4501.2 .J32 1997

Leading Lives That Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be. Eerdmans, 2006.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .L43 2006

Work as Praise. Fortress Press, 1979.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .W
67

Serving God: The Grand Essentials of Work & Worship. By Ben Patterson . Intervarsity Press, 1994.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .P33 1994

Work in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work. By Miroslav Volf. Oxford University Press, 1991.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .V64 1991
 

 

 

Faith in the Workplace

See also Workplace Ethics and Legal Issues.

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:

BUSINESS - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS
WORK - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS

 

Faith in the Workplace

Christianity 9 to 5: Living Your Faith at Work. By Michael A. Zigarelli,
  Circulating - BT738.5 .Z54 1998

Faith at Work: Overcoming the Obstacles to Being like Christ in the Workplace. By Michael A. Zigarelli. Moody Press, 2000.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .Z545 2000

Doing God's Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace. By R. Paul Stevens. Eerdmans, 2006.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .S74 2006

The Monday Connection: A Spirituality of Competence, Affirmation, and Support in the Workplace. By William E. Diehl. HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.
  Circulating - BT738.5 .D56 1991
 

Balancing Work and Home

Daddy@Work: Loving Your Family, Loving Your Job -- Being Your Best in Both Worlds. Zondervan, 1999.
  Circulating - HQ756 .W64 1999

Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative Study in Four European Countries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
 
NetLibrary eBook

From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction: Changing the Metaphor. Lawrence Erbaum 2004.
 
NetLibrary eBook

We are Driven: The Compulsive Behaviors America Applauds. By Robert Hemfelt. T. Nelson, 1991.
  Circulating - RC533 .H46 1991

The Workaholic and His Family: An Inside Look. By Frank Minirth, et al.. Baker Book House, 1981.
  Circulating - BV4012.2 .W58
 

 

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Balancing Work and Home

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:

WORK AND FAMILY
FAMILY POLICY

Daddy@Work: Loving Your Family, Loving Your Job -- Being Your Best in Both Worlds. Zondervan, 1999.
  Circulating - HQ756 .W64 1999

Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative Study in Four European Countries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
 
NetLibrary eBook

From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction: Changing the Metaphor. Lawrence Erbaum 2004.
 
NetLibrary eBook

We are Driven: The Compulsive Behaviors America Applauds. By Robert Hemfelt. T. Nelson, 1991.
  Circulating - RC533 .H46 1991

The Workaholic and His Family: An Inside Look. By Frank Minirth, et al.. Baker Book House, 1981.
  Circulating - BV4012.2 .W58
 

 

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Workplace Ethics

Links

Business Ethics Links
By Sharon Stoerger.
 

Books

Listed below are selected print books and e-books.

For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in the online catalog for:

QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORK - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS

 

Values

The Humanized Workplace: A Psychological, Historical, and Practical Perspective. By Jerome Braun. Praeger, 1995.
  Circulating - HD6955 .B73 1995

The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace. By Alan Briskin. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1998.
  Circulating - HD58.8 .B754 1998

Thank God it's Monday!: 14 Values We Need to Humanize the Way We Work. By Ken Cloke. Irwin Professional Pub., 1997.
 
Circulating - HD6955 .C56 1997

Working: Its Meaning and Its Limits. University of Notre Dame Press, 2000.
  Circulating BJ1498.W64 2000
 

Trust in the Workplace

Building Trust At the Speed of Change: The Power of the Relationship-Based Corporation. By Edward M. Marshall. AMACOM Books, 1999.
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