pt. 1. Expositions. Work : divine prerogative or the burden of the beast? The Greek solution -- The medieval continuation -- The Renaissance reversal -- Marx : self-realization through work -- Freud : work as a form of self-denial -- Summary and transition : the promise of the concept of vocation -- Our work, God's providence : the Christian concept of vocation. Luther : God's providential presence in the work of our hands -- The Calvinist elaboration : work and the organic structure of social life -- The Calvinist modification : the call to reform fallen structures -- Ecumenical convergence : the contemporary Catholic position -- pt. 2. Applications. Work, life, and vocational choice : investing yourself in the divine economy. Making the match : a career choice -- Finding the fit : job placement -- Changing the system : conflict and strategy -- Balancing commitments : work and vocation -- Reformed monasticism : the work of prayer -- Summary and transition : from career choice to job design. The shaping of human work : management theory and job design. Frederick W. Taylor : the imposition of science and the butalization of work -- Elton Mayo : the Hawthorne Experiment and the discovery of the human dimension of work -- Chris Argyris : conflicts between organizational structure and human self-realization -- Frederick Herzberg : human needs, motivation and hygiene -- Douglas McGregor : Theory X, Theory Y, and management by integration -- Peter F. Drucker : respect for persons, management by objectives, and responsible work -- Robert Levering : the ethics of trust and the politics of fair play in great workplaces -- The bottom line : must we choose between people and profits? -- Live options for job design : restoring a sense of vocation to work.