Thomas Moore on Meaningful Work [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Thomas Moore (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1, 1997

Thomas Moore on Meaningful Work Thomas Moore.

The author of Care of the Soul looks at the linchpin of our days – work and career – and sees back into a time when opus (work) was considered to be a mirror of God’s creation of the world. With elegant scholarship, Moore uncovers the sacred roots of work and shows how, in our own age, we can restore fullness and depth to this dispirited dimension of our lives.

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In Thomas Moore On Meaningful Work, Moore looks at the linchpin of our days (work and career) and sees back into time with opus (work) was considered to be a mirror of God's creation of the world. Thomas Moore On Meaningful Work offers a complete vision of what we can do to restore fullness and depth to the dispirited dimension of our lives. Work was not always a "job", but was viewed as a summons or calling to a special destiny. With elegant scholarship, Moore uncovers the sacred roots of work life and shows how, in our age of technology, it remains a direct path for discovering who we truly are. This all news audiobook explores the task of finding a true calling and why we must allow ourselves to fail; ways to make work a more spiritual activity; exercises to resolve money issues and career crises, and much, much more. Thomas Moore On Meaningful Work is a finely rafted treatise on work and spirituality. -- Midwest Book Review

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Thomas Moore looks at work and career and sees back in time when work was considered to be a mirror of God's creation of the world. Offering his most complete vision of what people can do to restore fullness and depth in this dispirited dimension of life, Moore teaches listeners that work is not always a "job" but a calling to a special destiny.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564554864
• ISBN-13: 978-1564554864
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,496,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul and fifteen other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist, and today he lectures widely on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and ecology. He lectures frequently in Ireland and has a special love of Irish culture. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards for his work, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School of Yeshiva University. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist and yoga instructor, Hari Kirin. He writes regular columns for Resurgence and Spirituality & Health and has recently published A Life at Work and Writing in the Sand. He is a patron of Re-Vision, a London center of spirituality and counseling, and on the board of Turning Point, a bereavement counselors training program in Dublin, Ireland.

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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time, February 20, 1998

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This review is from: Thomas Moore on Meaningful Work (Audio Cassette)

Thomas Moore meanders around various aspects of work based, it appears, almost exclusively on his personal life's experience. Some of his observations seem insightful, but he completely blows his credibility by long-winded and unsubstantiated diatribes about corporations, corporate managers and technology. These seem to be very naive, uninformed and based largely on the author's sentimental longing for a return to simpler times. Well, folks, that is just not going to happen. If he had spent time discussing on how to best adapt to these times, his observations might be more worthwhile. As it is, this two tape program is too pedantic for an investment of either your time or your money.