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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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96. The Religion of Work: Dr. Carolyn Chen (Author of "Work Pray Code" and Associate Professor of Ethics at University of California, Berkeley)