Synopses & Reviews
For anyone who works, this book offers an unusual
and provocative action guide for developing our spirituality on the job.”
Al Gini, cofounder and associate editor, Business Ethics Quarterly
“Pierce calls for practical disciplines that can enrich and deepen our labors.”
Spirituality & Health
Gregory F. A. Pierce makes a striking claim: The holy and the transcendent can be found in the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily work. Rather than being a “grind,” our work can be “grist” for our spiritual mills. Indeed, the work we do has enormous spiritual significance. Spirituality at Work offers invaluable guidance for everyone who seeks to nourish their spiritual lives while on the job.
Pierce’s ten disciplines of workplace spirituality include:
• finding sacred objects
• living with imperfection
• assuring quality
• giving thanks and congratulations
• building support and community
• dealing with others as you would have them deal with you
• deciding what is enough—and sticking to it
• balancing work, personal, family, church, and community responsibilities
• working to make “the system” work
• engaging in ongoing personal and professional development
Gregory F. A. Pierce is a publisher, businessman, community organizer,
husband, and father. He is copublisher of ACTA Publications, a former
president of the National Center for the Laity, and a founder of Business Executives for Economic Justice. He lives in Chicago.
For anyone who works, this book offers an unusual
and provocative action guide for developing our spirituality on the job.”
Al Gini, cofounder and associate editor, Business Ethics Quarterly
“Pierce calls for practical disciplines that can enrich and deepen our labors.”
Spirituality & Health
Gregory F. A. Pierce makes a striking claim: The holy and the transcendent can be found in the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily work. Rather than being a “grind,” our work can be “grist” for our spiritual mills. Indeed, the work we do has enormous spiritual significance. Spirituality at Work offers invaluable guidance for everyone who seeks to nourish their spiritual lives while on the job.
Pierce’s ten disciplines of workplace spirituality include:
• finding sacred objects
• living with imperfection
• assuring quality
• giving thanks and congratulations
• building support and community
• dealing with others as you would have them deal with you
• deciding what is enough—and sticking to it
• balancing work, personal, family, church, and community responsibilities
• working to make “the system” work
• engaging in ongoing personal and professional development
Gregory F. A. Pierce is a publisher, businessman, community organizer,
husband, and father. He is copublisher of ACTA Publications, a former
president of the National Center for the Laity, and a founder of Business Executives for Economic Justice. He lives in Chicago.
Synopsis
At the dawn of the millennium, Gregory Pierce's Spirituality at Work made the striking claim that the holy, the transcendent, and the divine can be found in the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily work. Pierce's groundbreaking book remains one of the bibles of the "workplace spirituality movement," which holds that the work we do has enormous spiritual significance. This paperback edition will find an eager audience among the countless people who are willing to suspend their spiritual lives when they go to the office.
Synopsis
This groundbreaking book by Gregory Pierce remains one of the bibles of the "workplace spirituality movement," which holds that the work we do has enormous spiritual significance. This edition of Spirituality at Work will find an eager audience among the countless people who are not willing to suspend their spiritual lives just because they have to go to the office. Through ten different disciplines of workplace spirituality, Pierce encourages us to see the office not only as a place where we work, but also as a place where God works in our lives and showers us with many blessings.
Synopsis
Now in paperback—-the book that started the “workplace spirituality” movement.
At the dawn of the new millennium, Gregory Pierce’s Spirituality at Work made the striking claim that the holy, the transcendent, and the divine can be found in the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily work. Pierce’s groundbreaking book remains one of the bibles of the “workplace spirituality movement,” which holds that the work we do has enormous spiritual significance. This paperback edition will find an eager audience among the countless people who are not willing to suspend their spiritual lives when they go to the office.
The ten disciplines of workplace spirituality:
• finding “sacred” objects
• living with imperfection
• assuring quality
• giving thanks and congratulations
• building support and community
• dealing with others as you would have them deal with you
• deciding what is enough . . . and sticking to it
• balancing work, personal, family, church, and community responsibilities
• working to make the system work
• engaging in ongoing personal and
professional development
Gregory F. A. Pierce is the president and copublisher of ACTA Publications, a former president of the National Center for the Laity, a leader in United Power for Action and Justice, and a recipient of the Hillenbrand Award for Social Justice from the Archdiocese of Chicago.
About the Author
Greg Pierce has almost 40 years of experience with citizen organizing and social justice work. He is the president of ACTA Publications, a company he founded more than 25 years ago. He is the author of several books, including the best-seller Spirituality at Work, and he has edited hundreds of books, many by top Catholic writers such as John Shea and Patrick Hannon. Greg and his wife, Kathy, live in Chicago.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface ix
Introduction: A Spirituality for the Piety Impaired xi
1 What Does It Mean to Be Spiritual at Work? 1
2 How Can Work Be Spiritual? 19
3 Surrounding Yourself with Sacred Objects 31
4 Living with Imperfection 41
5 Assuring Quality 49
6 Giving Thanks and Congratulations 59
7 Building Support and Community 71
8 Dealing with Others As You Would Have Them Deal with You 83
9 Deciding What Is “Enough”—and Sticking to It 97
10 Balancing Work, Personal, Family, Church, and Community Responsibilities 109
11 Working to Make “The System” Work 123
12 Engaging in Ongoing Personal and Professional Development 135
An Invitation 149
Sources 153
Acknowledgments 157