DIGNITY OF LABOUR: LESSONS FROM ST JOSEPH THE CARPENTER OF NAZARETH
Keywords:
Active and Contemplative Life, Dignity of Work, Integral Work, Redemptive Work, Self-Realization, WorkAbstract
Work, in our time, is a major concern in many respects; more than ever people seem engaged in different activities, but meaninglessness shrouds. It prompts us to think of the fundamentals – the right to work, the reason for work, its nature, and its dignity that will make clear not only the purpose and various dimensions of work but also evince that work is not a curse, but a redeeming action. A theological and philosophical reading into the life of St. Joseph, a worker par excellence, is done to find out the lessons from his ‘way of doing' in order to better understand the dignity of work and to get a right attitude towards work, so to say – to love work and to become lovable by work.
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2022-03-30
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Kaithakulam, J. . (2022). DIGNITY OF LABOUR: LESSONS FROM ST JOSEPH THE CARPENTER OF NAZARETH. Asian Horizons, (2), 46–59. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/3712
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