Work as Worship till the Kingdom Comes October 5, 2012
Here’s the bibliography I shared at my diocesan workshop:
Bibliography and Resources
Web
http://newcitycommonsfoundation.com/
http://www.avodahinstitute.com/Avodah_Institute/Home_Page.html
Essay/White Paper
Gregory Thompson, “The church in our time: nurturing congregations of faithful presence” found on the New City Commons website
Books
*Tom Nelson, Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work
*Amy Sherman, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good
*Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Critical Purpose of Your Life
*Andy Crouch, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling
*Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., Engaging God’s World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning and Living
Steven Garber, The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior During the University Years
David H. Jensen, Responsive Labor: A Theology of Work
George Herbert, “The Elixir”
Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
D. Michael Lindsay, Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
James Davison Hunter, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World
R. Paul Stevens, The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective
Christopher Wright, The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative
N. T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
*= good introductory books