{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-43-why-we-work-paperback-1","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 43 - Why We Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Mommsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Rebanks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenoit Gautier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs our work merely a way to put food on the table, \u003c\/b\u003e or does it have inherent value? Should our work define us? Does it play too large a role in our lives? Does it make us feel more human, or less so? This issue explores the realities of work for people with various jobs, but also probes the reasons people work and what they hope to gain from their labor. From warehouse workers to poets, food delivery specialists to cloistered nuns, farmers to police officers, this issue considers personal, spiritual, and social aspects of one of the most basic human activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn this theme: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Rebanks prepares to pass on the farm to his children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenoit Gautier rides a shuttlebus with dislocated French warehouse workers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShira Telushkin asks why young women today are becoming cloistered nuns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Wray talks to food-delivery riders in three countries about their attempts to organize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Clair, a police chief, wants policing to be about relationships, not statistics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorann Voll tells how her father taught her to embrace her blue-collar roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaureen Swinger honors the unpaid and unheralded work of caring for an aging loved one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlastair Roberts recommends the divine rhythm of work and Sabbath rest God established in Genesis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in this issue: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Nicolson finds a different sort of freedom sailing a sixteen-foot wooden boat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlister McGrath explores the connection between detective fiction and the spiritual quest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTish Harrison Warren introduces Stanley Hauerwas to new audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristian Wiman shares a new poem about a glass-eyed monk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlough Quarterly \u003c\/em\u003efeatures stories, \u003c\/b\u003e ideas, and culture for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47207549665529,"sku":"9781636081663","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JMSWvoxhYr9781636081663_968d2188-0d86-46d2-8722-3138a1625b65.webp?v=1768047648","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-43-why-we-work-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}