Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy

The modern chasm between "secular" work and "sacred" worship has had a devastating impact on Western Christianity.

Drawing on years of research, ministry, and leadership experience, Kaemingk and Willson explain why Sunday morning worship and Monday morning work desperately need to inform and impact one another. Together they engage in a rich biblical, theological, and historical exploration of the deep and life-giving connections between labor and liturgy. In so doing, Kaemingk and Willson offer new ways in which Christian communities can live seamless lives of work and worship.

Matthew Kaemingk (PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, professor of public theology at Theological University Utrecht, and founder of the Worship for Workers Initiative. He is the author of Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear and the coauthor of Leading Worship for Workers and Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy.

Cory B. Willson (PhD, Vrije Universiteit and Fuller Theological Seminary) is Jake and Betsy Tuls Professor of Missiology, World Christianity, and Public Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary.