work-a-hol'-ic, n. a person whose involvement in work has become so excessive that it disturbs or interferes with his bodily health, personal happiness, interpersonal relations, and social functioning.

You won't find this word (or its definition) in any dictionary. Wayne Oates invented it. But you will find workaholics assiduously indulging their destructive habit all around you. It's one of the few addictions society approves, industry fosters, and religion appears to favor. If you are a workaholic, or the silent, suffering relative of one, this book is for you.

As a minister who discovered the burgeoning proportions the work habit was assuming in his life in time to save himself, Wayne Oates is uniquely suited to analyze the syndrome. As a pastoral counselor, he has the experience and understanding. to help "others so addicted to reclaim their lives.

As a minister who discovered the burgeoning proportions the work habit was assuming in his life in time to save himself, Wayne Oates is uniquely suited to analyze the syndrome. As a pastoral counselor, he has the experience and understanding. to help "others so addicted to reclaim their lives.

Here, in Confessions of a Workaholic, he dissects the origin of workaholism the Depression-spawned emphasis on work, the Judeo-Christian cultural consideration of work as an aim in life, and, sometimes, emotional deprivation in childhood. He pinpoints the symptoms that presage the development of the addiction in both men and women; most importantly, he offers practical suggestions for placing work in a perspective that permits a satisfying and fulfilling way of life.

The tone of this little volume may be light, but its message is a vital onethe necessity for change in a pattern of existence much too prevalent in our society today. If your son has had to ask for an appointment to talk with you lately, if you haven't had time for a vacation, if you can't say "No" to an exciting new work assignment, if you find yourself going home later and later each night, Confessions of a Workaholic is recommended reading.

(from the original book jacket by World Publishing)

Wayne Oates authored 58 books during his lifetime, many of which are recognized as significant contributions to the literature in the fields of psychology of religion, pastoral care, and pastoral counseling. Several of these, including The Christian Pastor, remain in print with the original publishers. Many, however, have gone out of print. Through the Wayne E. Oates Library Collection the Oates Institute is republishing  the out-of-print works so they will remain available to congregational leaders and pastoral care and counseling practitioners.

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