WWC’s Recommended Reading List
Women & Work - Christian Perspective
Women, Work, & Calling: Step into Your Place in God’s World by Joanna Meyer
A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World by Katelyn Beaty
Called to Cultivate: A Gospel Vision for Women and Work by Chelsea Sobolik
Sacred Work: A Christian Woman’s Guide to Leadership in the Marketplace by Pegge Bodde
Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible, and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society by Dorothy Sayers
“Women and Work in the Old Testament”, Theology of Work Project
“Women and Work in the New Testament”, Theology of Work Project
Faith & Work - Not Gender-Specific
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work by Tim Keller & Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good / Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society by Amy Sherman
Make Work Matter: Finding Meaningful Work in a Changing World by Michaela O’Donnell
Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work by Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker
The Call: Finding and Fulfilling God’s Purpose for Your Life by Os Guinness
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good by Steven Garber
The Missional Disciple: Pursuing Mercy and Justice at Work by Redeemer City to City and Kimberly Deckel / Go Forth: God’s Purposes for Your Work by Redeemer City to City and Charlie Meo
Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture by R. Paul Stevens
Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human by John Mark Comer
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest by Ruth Haley Barton
The Theology of Work Project’s website is packed with great resources, including easily readable commentaries on faith and work https://www.theologyofwork.org/
On Work: Money, Meaning, Identity (Atlantic Editions) by Derek Thompson
Workplace Issues & Women’s Leadership
You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace by The Band of Sisters
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky (Also a documentary on Amazon Video)
Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace by David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson
Don’t Fix Women: The Practical Guide to Gender Equality at Work by Joy Burnford
Find Your Leadership Voice In 90 Days: How to show up, speak up, and stand out with confidence by Kadi Cole
The First, the Few, the Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America by Deepa Purushothaman
Women in Scripture
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women / Jesus and Gender: Living as Brothers and Sisters in Christ by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher
Jesus through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLoughlin
Tell her Story: How Women Taught, Led and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay Gupta
Her Story, Her Strength: 50 God-Empowered Women of the Bible by Sarah Parker Rubio (Children’s book)
Women and the Gender of God by Amy Peeler
Gender & Church
The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
Half the Church: Recapturing God’s Global Vision for Women by Carolyn Custis James
Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood by Carolyn Custis James
Developing Female Leaders: Navigate the Minefields and Release the Potential of Women in Your Church by Kadi Cole
Gender & Culture
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It by Richard V. Reeves