David Jensen is a Professor at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Texas. He presents a high theology of work, rooted in the Trinity as a model that represents the purpose and nature of God’s work, and contrasts that with the realities of an untransformed world – marked by scarcity rather than abundance, hoarding rather than sharing, and a too ready acceptance of unemployment which fails to recognise the worth of each individual. Jensen has a fascinating chapter on the significance of the Eucharist for our understanding of work. He says it speaks of time in the midst of busyness and plenty in the midst of scarcity: at the Lord’s table the fruits of our labour are shared, God blesses the work of our hands, and we realise that we live by God’s grace. While Jensen’s theological vision is impressive and his critique of Western society often telling, the book is a little lacking in exploration of the practical in-between steps which might be made, individually and collectively, to bridge the gulf between the two that he describes.
Source: Chaplaincy to People at Work