{"product_id":"making-a-life-by-kate-ward-9780567726926","title":"Making a Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWork shouldn’t be this hard—or this unfulfilling. Burnout, low wages, gig labour, layoffs, and the struggle to balance purpose with pay have made many of us question what work is, and what it could be \u003ci\u003eand should\u003c\/i\u003e be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEthicist Kate Ward offers a fresh, timely perspective rooted in Catholic social teaching. She explores work not only as a paid job but as purposeful human activity, examining it through five lenses: purpose, care, food, art, and pay. Caregiving, often undervalued yet essential to every life, reminds us that work extends beyond the workplace. Food and art reveal how creative and repetitive labour shape our satisfaction, meaning, and sense of contribution. And pay exposes the persistent gaps between society’s valuation of labour and the real costs of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWard draws on the Church’s centuries-long reflection on work, justice, and human dignity, showing how its teachings speak directly to the frustrations and potential of modern labour. This first book devoted to Catholic social thought on work illuminates how communities and societies can better recognise, support, and value meaningful human activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking a Life\u003c\/i\u003e encourages readers to rethink what work is for, who it serves, and how it can nurture human flourishing. Whether you are a student, a professional, or someone simply seeking more purpose in daily life, Ward provides a compelling roadmap for understanding work as a path to both personal meaning and the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147457900780,"sku":"9780567726926","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780567726926-making-a-life.jpg?v=1786449446","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/making-a-life-by-kate-ward-9780567726926","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}