The Theology of Craft and the Craft of Work: From Tabernacle to Eucharist
Jeremy Kidwell
Published
monograph
book
<em>The Theology of Craft and the Craft of Work: From Tabernacle to Eucharist</em>. Routledge.
craft
work craft
no
2016-09-01
2016-09-15
An important reconceptualisation is taking place in the way people express creativity, work together, and engage in labour; particularly with the rise of the maker movement and craft work. But is this a new phenomenon? In The Theology of Craft I explore the Hebrew bible and Greek New Testament in conversation with other ancient craft narratives to see whether there is a model for good work embedded there. Through an examination of themes such as agency, aesthetics, sociality, skill, and the material culture of work, I argue that the church (or ‘new temple’) is both the product and the site of moral work and furthermore that Christian worship provides a moral context for work.
