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Spring 2015 | Volume 33, Issue 1
The Work of Our Hands
We get excited about those who open local coffee shops or become journalists or start a non-profit or (fill in the blank). But what do our "faith and work" books have to say to people who work on the line at a Ford assembly plant, or to medical assistants who take care of the elderly?
This issue of Comment aims to acknowledge the sorts of work we don't often talk about.
Come, and find satisfaction in the creativity and the toil of the work of our hands.
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The Work of Our Hands
The faith and work conversation we're NOT having.
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World View
An annotated reading of your world, including Praxis Fellows and Christian newspaper movements.
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Physiology Lessons
How things work together.
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The Beauty of Work, the Injustice of Toil
Why John Ruskin should be a patron saint of the "faith and work" conversation.
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Voices from the Fields
We asked practitioners to reflect on the work of their hands.
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Learning with Your Hands
What short order cooks and organ makers tell us about being human.
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Tapping on the Glass
The consequences of turning our decisions over to algorithms.
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Work, Play, Love ... and Learn
Schoolwork is real work.
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A Seamless Fusion of Beauty and Utility
It's easy to wax eloquent about woodcutting while disparaging "big" industry, but there's more to the story.
Contributors to this Issue
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Brian Dijkema Brian Dijkema is Program Director, Work and Economics with Cardus, and an editor of Comment. Bio -
Darryl DeBoer Darryl DeBoer is the K-12 Director of Learning at Surrey Christian School in British Columbia, Canada. Bio -
James K.A. Smith James K.A. Smith was the editor-in-chief of Comment from 2013-2018, and teaches philosophy at Calvin College. He is the new editor-in-chief of Image Journal. Bio -
Katrina VandenBerg Katrina VandenBerg is the Head Bread Baker at Earth to Table: Bread Bar, Hamilton, Ontario. Bio -
Matthew Beimers Matthew Beimers is principal of the Cloverdale campus of Surrey Christian School in Surrey, British Columbia. Bio -
Matthew Crawford Matthew Crawford is the author of Shop Class as Soulcraft and the 2015 book The World Beyond Your Head. Bio -
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Nancy Nordenson Nancy Nordenson holds a MFA in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University and a BA in Biology and Chemistry from North Park University Bio -
Phillip Jensen Phillip Jensen and his family returned to rural Iowa in 2010 to follow their particular calling of farming and ministry. Bio
