Where is God at Work? - Softcover

William Morris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857216287 ISBN 13: 9780857216281

Publisher: Monarch Books, 2015

Synopsis

Your workplace may involve a tyrannical boss, or ghastly colleagues; tedious work; unforgiving hours; meagre pay. Yet God can work in these situations. Will Morris proposes that we take another look. Our work context can be where we exercise responsibility, and cut square corners, behave ethically; where we can care for those in need - our fellow workers may be starving for respect, or kindness; where we can reach out to those trapped by debt, family commitments, or ambition. The workplace can be where we are able to exercise our talents, to create employment for others, to ensure that each corporate decision is just that bit better than the one before. It can also be a context for mission. It is hard to hide at work: your colleagues probably know you well, and you can be a witness to Christ just by being who you are. This book is wonderfully thoughtful, positive and practical, and filled with observations and anecdotes from the author's own career in a demanding business world.

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Review:

"Will Morris writes like he lives: with economy, understatement, humour, integrity, and a good deal of mischief. If his subject was straightforward, others would have dealt with it thoroughly and well, and it would be off the desk. They haven't; and it isn't: and that's why we are immensely in Will Morris' debt that he has given us an example to follow, a vocation to pursue, and a word to enjoy." -- Dr Samuel Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and Visiting Professor of Christian Ethics at King's College, London
"This book is full of carefully crafted practical wisdom, born of long experience in the workplace and deep reflection on the riches of Christian theology and spirituality." -- Revd Dr Graham Tomlin, Dean, St Mellitus College
"A refreshingly honest illustration of the workplace challenges. Morris fluently combines wit, positivity and lessons in which our business lives can coexist with our faith and morals" -- John Cridland, Director General of the CBI
"An exceptionally thoughtful and helpful book." -- Stephen Timms, MP
"This warm, measured, generous book not only offers a wealth of helpful biblical insight into the contemporary office world but above all reminds, inspires, encourages us to work for the God of surprise in the confident and expectant, but never triumphalistic, trust that there is no workplace, no situation, no challenge beyond His concern or kingdom touch." -- Mark Greene, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
"Christian reflection on the world of work and the challenges it poses has regularly suffered from one or other, and occasionally both, of two problems - it is often written by those who are fundamentally suspicious of business in its various forms, and not necessarily well informed about the realities of the workplace. Will Morris speaks and writes with the authority of someone who knows the life of the modern business office from the inside, and who approaches work as something in which Christians may find a vocation. As such, he offers invaluable wisdom and encouragement to those who are seeking to discern Christian meaning and responsibility in their life at work." -- Dr Michael Banner, Dean and Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge
"I do not always agree with Will Morris but on a fundamental issue we are in total agreement; you either take your faith to work with you or you're not putting it to work. This book challenges on that issue in innovative ways and I recommend it." --Richard Murphy, Tax Justice Campaigner

About the Author:

The Revd Will Morris is Director, Global Tax Policy, in General Electric's corporate tax department. He also chairs the CBI Taxation Committee. He was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 2010. He has degrees in history, law and theology and is author of Where is God at Work?

About this edition

• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0857216287
• ISBN 13: 9780857216281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256