Although Henry David Thoreau stands outside the Christian canon, his outlook on the relations among spirituality, ecology, and economy highlights how Christian theologians can develop a theological work ethic in our era of economic and ecological precarity. He can furthermore help theologians counter the pro-work bias in much Christian thought. In Walden, Thoreau shows that the best work is an ascetic practice that reveals and reaps the abundance of nature and connects the person to the immanent divine and thereby glimpsing eternity. Thoreau thus offers the outline of a transformed theology of work even as he challenges Protestant vocationalism in the early industrial era. He is therefore a fitting if challenging guide for formulating a theology of the self as agent and product of work, at a moment when the postindustrial ideal of work that is both meaningful and remunerative seems ever more unattainable while the negative impact of our work on nonhuman nature is ever more apparent.

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亨利大卫梭罗的反工作精神和新的工作神学伦理

尽管亨利·大卫·梭罗站在基督教正典之外，但他对灵性、生态和经济之间关系的看法突出了基督教神学家如何在我们这个经济和生态不稳定的时代发展神学工作伦理。此外，他还可以帮助神学家对抗许多基督教思想中的亲工作偏见。在瓦尔登湖，梭罗表明最好的作品是一种苦行修行，它揭示并收获大自然的丰富，并将人与内在的神圣联系起来，从而瞥见永恒。因此，即使梭罗在早期工业时代挑战新教职业主义，他也提供了一种转变后的工作神学的轮廓。因此，他是一个合适的指南，即使具有挑战性，也可以用来制定将自我作为行动者和工作产品的神学，