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February 2016

February 29, 2016

Sabbath as Resistance

A review of Sabbath as Resistance: Saying no to the culture of now, Walter Brueggemann (Westminster...

February 20, 2016

“My passions feel at odds with each other”: Wonder Women by Kate Harris

By Allie Alayan Review of Wonder Women: Navigating the Challenges of Motherhood, Career, and Identity...

February 17, 2016

A big deal for the Kingdom of God: reflections on the 2016 40th Anniversary Jubilee Conference

We have been choosing, ordering, pulling and packing, stacking and lugging boxes and boxes of...

February 12, 2016

What are you up to and what are you into?

This is a participation in the Patheos Book Club on David Dark’s Life’s Too Short...

February 08, 2016

I’ve Never Pretended I’m Not Religious

This is a participation in the Patheos Book Club on David Dark's Life's Too Short...

February 02, 2016

Helping College Students Find Meaning

This post begins a partnership with Opus: The Art of Work at Wheaton College. Opus...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Paying attention to caregiving

Another good review of Anne-Marie Slaughter's Unfinished Business has just appeared, this one at Books...

January 27, 2016

Self-sabotage through bureaucratic thinking

Storytelling, experimentation and improvisation are practices of traditioned innovation that move our institutions away from...

January 25, 2016

The best ministry books of last year

...as determined by contributors to Leadership Journal, can be found here. One is The Vulnerable...

January 23, 2016

Moving beyond the mommy wars

Great review at The Gospel Coalition of what looks like an interesting new book by...

January 21, 2016

Books IFWE Likes: Finding God in Dylan, Fighting Free Speech, and an Overlooked C.S. Lewis Classic

The Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics has started a new column called "Books We...

January 19, 2016

It’s time for busy ladies to give it a rest

Great review over at Her.menutics of two books on women, work, parenthood, and leisure. Check...

December 2015

December 13, 2015

Five books you didn’t read in school

While this column was originally published at Faith and Leadership for pastors, we here at...

December 05, 2015

Wisdom for all your journeys: Befriending Silence by Carl McColman

This post is a participation in the Patheos Book Club on Befriending Silence. It's quite...

December 05, 2015

Why Business Matters to God and What Still Needs to Be Fixed

Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

Work, Love, Pray: Inspiration and Practical Wisdom

Women building careers in a man’s business world find inspiration and a healthy dose of...

November 06, 2015

Not work-life balance but abundant life: The Vulnerable Pastor by Mandy Smith

This post is part of a Patheos Book club roundtable on The Vulnerable Pastor. I...

November 02, 2015

Best Books for Business: The Power of No

By Cheryl Smith; part of a series at TheHighCalling.org called “Best Books for Business.” Stay...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

The Virtues of Capitalism by Austin Hill and Scott Rae

Recommended: The Virtues of Capitalism A Review of The Virtues of Capitalism By Mikel Del...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Does God care about economics? Money, Greed, and God by Jay Richards

Reprinted from the Center for Faith and Work, LeTourneau University Does God care about economics?...

September 07, 2015

Celebrating unsung heroes: more books for Labor Day

As we are heading into the Labor Day weekend, some of us will have some...

September 01, 2015

Best Books for Business: Wendell Berry’s Collected Poems

By Seth Haines; part of a series at TheHighCalling.org called “Best Books for Business.” Stay...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Faith & Work in the Academy – The Outrageous Idea of the Missional Professor

The Outrageous Idea of the Missional Professor In this installment of my Fall series featuring...

August 19, 2015

Putting Charity Out of Business? The Philanthropic Revolution by Jeremy Beer

By Fred Smith As president of The Gathering—a community of individuals, families, and private foundations...

August 10, 2015

Best Books for Business: What We Hope for When We Read

By Charity Singleton Craig; part of a series at TheHighCalling.org called “Best Books for Business.”...

August 06, 2015

The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life By Vincent Bacote

It was a great privilege to publish a special summer book list for the Center...

August 04, 2015

Best Books for Business: The Business of Work From Shop Class to Oswald Chambers

By Laura Lynn Brown; part of a series at TheHighCalling.org called “Best Books for Business.”...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Good Work: The Gift of Work by Bill Heatley

By J. B. Wood, reprinted from our sister blog Shrinking the Camel. I just finished...

July 16, 2015

Best Books for Business: I Beg to Differ by Tim Muehlhoff

By Christine A. Scheller; part of a series at TheHighCalling.org called “Best Books for Business.”...

July 10, 2015

A CEO’s Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job: Joy at Work by Dennis Bakke

Imagine a company where people love coming to work and are highly productive on a...