
A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout
Calling, Caring, and Connecting
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 27. August 2019
Book
Hardback
156 pages
978-1-4985-8428-9 (ISBN)
Description
In A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout: Calling, Caring, and Connecting, Thomas V. Frederick and Scott E. Dunbar provide a Christian spiritual model to prevent and cope with burnout caused by the workplace and conflict with family. Coupled with indifference and lack of urgency, burnout eliminates a sense of purposefulness and results in psychological depletion. To counter this, Frederick and Dunbar stress the importance of connecting with God in order to understand intrinsic motivations and redefine work as a calling and means to care for others.
Reviews / Votes
Burnout is endemic within the professions with consequences that impact the individuals who experience burnout, their families and other relationships, as well as the workplace itself. Honoring what has been written by others, A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout examines the challenges of workplace stress and burnout from a decidedly Christian perspective. This is accomplished through the way the authors ground the concepts of calling, connecting, and caring within a Christian perspective of the person in relation to their work and their social network. This book is well-written and worth reading. -- Kelvin Mutter, McMaster Divinity College Fascinating, insightful, and intelligent! A wealth of information on the nature of burnout. A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout: Calling, Caring, and Connecting provides a blueprint on how to manage work demands and where we find rest in the midst of a world that is increasingly complex and demanding. -- Jacob A. Avila, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 b/w illustrations; 7 tables;
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-8428-9 (9781498584289)
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Additional editions

Thomas V. Frederick | Scott E. Dunbar
A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout
Calling, Caring, and Connecting
E-Book
08/2019
1st Edition
Bloomsbury eBooks US
€95.99
Available for download

Thomas V. Frederick | Scott E. Dunbar
A Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout
Calling, Caring, and Connecting
E-Book
08/2019
1st Edition
Lexington Books
€95.99
Available for download
Persons
Thomas V. Frederick is professor at California Baptist University.
Scott E. Dunbar is associate professor at California Baptist University.
Scott E. Dunbar is associate professor at California Baptist University.
Content
Chapter One: Burnout Research
Chapter Two: Family Oriented Factors and Burnout
Chapter Three: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives on Coping with Stress and Burnout
Chapter Four: Calling, Caring, and Connecting: An Overview
Chapter Five: A Christian Perspective on Calling and Meaning-Making at the Workplace
Chapter Six: Caring as a Resource for Coping with Emotional Exhaustion
Chapter Seven: Connecting as a Resource for Engaging with Depersonalization
Chapter Eight: Calling, Caring, Connecting: Some Concluding Remarks
Chapter Two: Family Oriented Factors and Burnout
Chapter Three: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives on Coping with Stress and Burnout
Chapter Four: Calling, Caring, and Connecting: An Overview
Chapter Five: A Christian Perspective on Calling and Meaning-Making at the Workplace
Chapter Six: Caring as a Resource for Coping with Emotional Exhaustion
Chapter Seven: Connecting as a Resource for Engaging with Depersonalization
Chapter Eight: Calling, Caring, Connecting: Some Concluding Remarks