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Utilizing the techniques of narratology and literary analysis, this study examines the foundational biblical text of Genesis to develop the theology of ordinary human work that emerges from it. The study offers a history of Christian theologies of human work as well as a unique approach to both the topic of work and the literary structure of Genesis. The emerging concept of blessing rather than achievement provides a refreshing and yet practical approach to human work. This is a valuable complement to the current interest in this topic, and one that, although challenging some current concepts, is encouraging.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Utilizing the techniques of narratology and literary analysis, this study examines the foundational biblical text of Genesis to develop the theology of ordinary human work that emerges from it. The study offers a history of Christian theologies of human work as well as a unique approach to both the topic of work and the literary structure of Genesis. The emerging concept of blessing rather than achievement provides a refreshing and yet practical approach to human work. This is a valuable complement to the current interest in this topic, and one that, although challenging some current concepts, is encouraging.
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Autorenporträt
Elizabeth Ellen Ostring, MB, ChB, MMin, PhD, a retired physician, married, with adult twins, is currently an adjunct lecturer in the Theology Department of Avondale University, Australia, and has pastoral roles in her local church. She and her husband worked as missionaries in Asia for many years, before running their own practice. She is the author of Just 30 Minutes (2013), Crafting a Symphony in Wood (2016), Be a Blessing (2016), Tyra (2021), and Hannah (2024).