Christian Approach to Work and Family Burnout

Thomas V. Frederick is professor at California Baptist University.Scott E. Dunbar is associate professor at California Baptist University.

• Chapter One: Burnout ResearchChapter Two: Family Oriented Factors and BurnoutChapter Three: Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives on Coping with Stress and BurnoutChapter Four: Calling, Caring, and Connecting: An OverviewChapter Five: A Christian Perspective on Calling and Meaning-Making at the WorkplaceChapter Six: Caring as a Resource for Coping with Emotional ExhaustionChapter Seven: Connecting as a Resource for Engaging with DepersonalizationChapter Eight: Calling, Caring, Connecting: Some Concluding Remarks

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.