Work & Dorothy Sayers

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Paul Kim and Sibs Sibanda have reunited for this exciting new podcast series entitled Why Work? based on Dorothy Sayers’ well-known essay. In this introductory episode, they compare Sayers’ World War II context with our post-Covid reality – as two watershed moments in the history of work.

Please send any questions or suggestions about this podcast series to sibs@mergon.co.za
26 Sep 2023 English South Africa Business · Christianity

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