Settle, Zachary Thomas
On the Nature, Limits, Meaning, and End of Work (Reading Augustine)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350299771
- author:
- Settle, Zachary Thomas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 152
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religious,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This book offers an alternative vision for work by examining St. Augustine's understanding of its role in the context of the monastery. Zachary Settle draws on scattered writings to develop a unified theology of work, exploring how we should undertake our work and its purpose in a sinful world.
Settle argues that our culture places excessive emphasis on productivity and efficiency, contributing to problems such as poverty and oppression. He seeks to assemble an alternative vision by piecing together elements from St. Augustine's writings on the nature of work.
The result is a nuanced exploration of the limits, meaning, and end of work, one that challenges our assumptions about its role in modern society.
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