WORTH DOING FALLENNESS, FINITUDE, AND WORK IN THE REAL WORLD
November 25, 2025 RELIGION / Christian Theology / General 978-1-5140-0948-2, 240 pages, PBK, 6 x 9 inches, $25.99
Vocation
Reimagine Your Theology of Faith and Work Conversations about faith and work often miss an important truth: limitations are not a problem; they’re a key part of what it means to be human. Work has always been part of humanity’s purpose, but we’re no longer in the perfect Garden of Eden, nor are we in the future new heavens and new earth. To truly address the challenges of work, we need a new theological perspective. In Worth Doing , David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski embrace the realities of limitations, challenging the myths of “You are what you do” and “Do what you love.” Instead, they propose a theology of work that affirms the goodness of human limits while addressing the realities of fallenness, offering hope for those who may not find deep fulfillment in their daily jobs. Every job has value, even when it doesn’t align with idealized notions of purpose or calling. By embracing this perspective, people can find new ways to approach daily labor, even when it doesn’t feel deeply fulfilling.
“Many publications affirm the value of work and the call to do good work. But we also urgently need a perspective that reminds us that most people just need to pay the bills. We need a compassionate recognition that, for many, work is a taskmaster. W. David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski have done it—given us a more realistic and helpful way to think of work and vocation.” Gordon T. Smith, executive director of Christian Higher Education Canada and author of Here and Now: Making Sense of Vocation
W. David Buschart is professor of theology and historical studies at Denver Seminary. He is the author of Exploring Protestant Traditions and coauthor of Theology as Retrieval Ryan Tafilowski is assistant professor of theology at Denver Seminary and lead pastor of Foothills Fellowship Church in Littleton, Colorado. He is the coauthor, with Ross Chapman, of Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others . He previously served as theologian-in-residence for the Denver Institute for Faith and Work.
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