Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-240) and index.
Contents:
Twentieth-century theologies of work : Karl Barth, Marie-Dominique Chenu, John Paul II and Miroslav Volf -- Utility as the spirit of capitalism : Max Weber's diagnosis of modern work -- Labour, excess and utility in Karl Marx : the problem of materialism and the aesthetic -- John Ruskin and William Morris : an alternative tradition : labour and the theo-aesthetic in English Romantic critiques of capitalism -- The Frankfurt school : the critique of instrumental reason and hints of return to the theo-aesthetic within Marxism -- The end of work : rest, beauty and liturgy : the Catholic metaphysical critique of the culture of work and its incorporation into the English Romantic tradition : Josef Pieper, Jacques Maritain, Eric Gill and David Jones -- Concluding remarks : labour, utility and theology.
Summary:
Hughes surveys 20th century theologies of work, contrasting differing approaches to consider the 'problem of labour' from a theological perspective. It is aimed at theologians concerned with how Christianity might engage in social criticism, as well as those interested in the connection between Marxist and Christian traditions.
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