Conversations, Reading Guides, VOLUME 12

Christianity and Labor – Essential Books for a Deeper Understanding

Labor Day weekend in the US offers the Church the opportunity to reflect theologically on the nature of Christianity and labor — including our desires for meaningful work and for fair compensation for our labor.

 

Here are some very helpful books for Christians that reflect on the virtues of labor and its role in flourishing human societies. Some of the books explore the relationship of Christianity to organized labor, others explore crucial facets of vocation and work.  [Maybe soon we will post a counterbalancing list of books on Sabbath, rest, and recreation.]

*** What books about Christianity, labor, work,
and vocation would you add to this list?

Christianity Labor BooksThere Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America 

Philip Dray

From the nineteenth-century textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the triumph of unions in the twentieth century and their waning influence today, the contest between labor and capital for the American bounty has shaped our national experience.
 
In this stirring new history, Philip Dray shows us the vital accomplishments of organized labor and illuminates its central role in our social, political, economic, and cultural evolution. His epic, character-driven narrative not only restores to our collective memory the indelible story of American labor, it also demonstrates the importance of the fight for fairness and economic democracy, and why that effort remains so urgent today.


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One Comment

  1. I would add “Why Work?” by Dorothy Sayers.