Faith, Class, and Labor

“This collection of essays represents a fine addition to the growing juncture of religious-theological studies and economic studies. Its particular focus is on the significance of labor and class for the study and practice of religion and theology, and vice versa. Toward this end, the volume draws on an excellent group of scholars. . . . The result is a keen reading of the problematic from a broad variety of angles of vision. A creative and sophisticated interdisciplinary exercise; well done!”


—Fernando F. Segovia, Vanderbilt University





“I thank the authors for laboring to connect work, faith as deep solidarity, and class realities as ways to breathe new life into labor struggles and the revitalization of religion. As long as people have to work for a living, this text is required reading for all who hunger and thirst for justice, and for those who labor and are heavy-laden. They are in fact, one and the same.”


—Angela Cowser, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary





“This volume opens many lines of inquiry to redress one of the greatest failures of Christian theology, ethics, and biblical studies over the past few decades: not adequately engaging labor, class, and capitalism as such, in right proportion to the immense power the capitalist class exercises over every dimension of life. And the volume does so fully immersed in the intersections of class, gender, and race, thereby showing how each is indispensable for a full understanding of the others.”


—Jeremy Posadas, Austin College, Sherman, Texas





“Faith, Class, and Labor is a thoughtfully conceived anthology. Through the lenses of history, Bible, gender, and organizing and activism, authors representing eight geographical contexts present complex and nuanced readings of class that describe how intersectional circumstances influence and reveal the meaning of class in what people experience. . . . This book is a must-read for academic and practical engagement in Christian ethics as well as for all of us who sometimes are befuddled by the absence of concrete discussions of class as we witness its diverse, disappointing manifestations in our own communities and in communities around the globe.”


—Rosetta E. Ross, Spelman College