{"product_id":"making-a-life-catholic-social-teaching-and-the-meaning-of-work-hardcover","title":"Making a Life: Catholic Social Teaching and the Meaning of Work - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork shouldn't be this hard-or this unfulfilling. Burnout, low wages, gig labor, layoffs, and the struggle to balance purpose with pay have made many of us question what work is, and what it could be--and \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e be. \u003cbr\u003e Ethicist Kate Ward offers a fresh, timely perspective rooted in Catholic social teaching. She explores work not only as a paid job but as purposeful human activity, examining it through five lenses: purpose, care, food, art, and pay. Caregiving, often undervalued yet essential to every life, reminds us that work extends beyond the workplace. Food and art reveal how creative and repetitive labor shape our satisfaction, meaning, and sense of contribution. And pay exposes the persistent gaps between society's valuation of labor and the real costs of living.\u003cbr\u003e Ward draws on the Church's centuries-long reflection on work, justice, and human dignity, showing how its teachings speak directly to the frustrations and potential of modern labor. This first book devoted to Catholic social thought on work illuminates how communities and societies can better recognize, support, and value meaningful human activity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaking a Life\u003c\/i\u003e encourages readers to rethink what work is for, who it serves, and how it can nurture human flourishing. Whether you are a student, a professional, or someone simply seeking more purpose in daily life, Ward provides a compelling roadmap for understanding work as a path to both personal meaning and the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Ward \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of theology at Marquette University, where she received the Way Klingler Young Scholar award for research achievement. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWealth, Virtue and Moral Luck: Christian Ethics in an Age of Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). She has published essays in \u003ci\u003eTheological Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Society of Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religious Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited volumes from Oxford University Press, T\u0026amp;T Clark, Marquette University Press and Georgetown University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738769166432,"sku":"9780567726933","price":179.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/MaW2Xg0PHm9780567726933.webp?v=1777971162","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/making-a-life-catholic-social-teaching-and-the-meaning-of-work-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}