The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Attitude to Work-A Comparative Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID3212867
AuthorsAsher Mashiach (0000-0002-8803-2108, Ariel University, corresponding author), Amir Mashiach
Year2022
Volume13
Issue11
Pages1114
Publication date2022-11-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel13111114
OpenAlexW4309603957
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

The major aim of the religious person is to obey God's injunctions and follow His ways. If he or she shall do so, he or she will attain success in this world or in the world-to-come. Thus, the Abrahamic religions have come to center on precepts involving man's relationship with God and an occupation with spirituality. Accordingly, the central figures and those who head the religious hierarchy are rabbis (in Judaism), priests and monks (in Christianity), and Imams (in Islam), who are practiced and proficient in religious spiritual life. This means that the religions are primarily occupied with spirituality. In addition, monotheism portrays an abstract God, such that those who wish to resemble Him must necessarily strive for spirituality. As a result, the occupation with material matters was completely marginalized. Due to the prime place given to "spirituality", this article seeks to examine the attitude to corporeal work in the Abrahamic religions. The conclusion - in contrast to the initial-intuitive outlook-the religions are not occupied exclusively with spirituality. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the worship of God includes corporeal work, both as a subsistence need and as a religious value

Art · Christianity · Islam · Judaism · Monotheism · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Worship · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies

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