Summary of John Hughes 'The End of Work: Theological Critiques of Capitalism'
September 8, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Within this video, I discuss John Hughes' exceedingly stimulating book, 'The End of Work'. I highly recommend that you get your hands on a copy: https://amzn.to/2wVyjPk
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