96. The Religion of Work: Dr. Carolyn Chen (Author of "Work Pray Code" and Associate Professor of Ethics at University of California, Berkeley)
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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Carolyn Chen, author of Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley and associate professor of ethics at the University of California, Berkeley, (scroll down for full bio), about the “religion of work” in “techtopias.”Topics:**

• **Work **as religion
• **Tech workers **as believers
• The cult of productivity
• Should we** let this happen?**
• The sacraments and **saints **of Work
• The monkish lifestyle of workers
• What **books **have had an impact on Dr. Chen
• What advice Dr. Chen has for teenagers

Books Mentioned: (I get a cut)

• Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley - https://amzn.to/3pLH5Lx)

• Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion - https://amzn.to/3ccvC4H)

• *The Hidden Lives of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discovers from a Secret World *- https://amzn.to/3Cno8qk)

• *Justice: What's the Right Things to Do? *- https://amzn.to/3AdgCeG)

Dr. Carolyn Chen, a sociologist, is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Getting Saved in America (Princeton) and the co-editor of Sustaining Faith Traditions. She lives in Kensington, California.

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