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Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work & Leisure (Leland Ryken)
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Do you feel guilty when you aren’t working? Have you swallowed the lie that you cannot glorify God, when at rest, even in relaxing times of enjoyment? In Redeeming the Time, Leland Ryken explores topics about the Christian life addressed by no other writings that we know of.
He analyzes and applies the biblical principles that relate to work and leisure, showing God’s good purpose in all sorts of realms of our lives. Finding answers in Scripture and in the rich heritage of theological thinking, Ryken weaves together insights drawn from a wide array of sources. The result is one of the most informed and practical studies on our day-to-day activities.
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Redeeming the Time
A Christian Approach to Work & Leisure
The Christian faith offers a unique and enriching perspective on the activities that occupy our waking hours. Yet very few works attempt to analyze and apply the biblical principles that relate to work and leisure. With this book, Leland Ryken hopes to change that, reframing labor and leisure around God’s purposes for a holistic lifestyle. Work and leisure are both creation ordinances, he avers, and trying to bifurcate them will only create more confusion. This work addresses key issues concerning toil and play.
The author defines the nature of work and leisure, explains the problems they present, and offers solutions. Ryken finds the answers in Scripture and in the rich heritage of theological thinking (particularly the Reformers and the Puritans). He weaves together insights drawn from a wide array of sources–social science, literature, history, theology, and biblical studies.
Contents
- Understanding Work and Leisure
- The Trouble with Work and Leisure Is …
- Lessons from History: How We got where We are
- Inadequate Solutions
- Recovering the Lost Keys: What the Bible says about Work and Leisure
About the Author
Leland Ryken, professor of English at Wheaton College, is author of over twenty books. Some of his best-known are Worldly Saints: The Puritans as They Really Were and How to Read the Bible as Literature.
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