Blue Collar Jesus: How Christianity Supports Workers' Rights

by Darren Cushman Wood

Blue Collar How Christianity Supports Workers Rights offers the most thorough analysis to date of workers rights from a religious perspective. The book reveals biblical and ethical principles for justice in the work place, and explores the vast and diverse tradition of labor activism among the major Christian factions. From the Roman Catholic Church to the Southern Baptists Convention, Cushman analyzes the history and beliefs that support labor unions. With rich historical and theological insights, Cushman argues persuasively that labor unions are legitimate instruments of God’s will for creating a just society. Never before published interviews and archival information makes Blue Collar Jesus a fascinating study of the relationship between labor and religion.

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Austin Spence · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for bringing readers up to speed with unions in the United States, tracing their involvements with religious institutions along the way. Think I would have benefitted from sticking with a single biblical passage to reveal a union spirituality, rather than listing where the intersection of class and work is prevalent in the bible.

"A spirituality that emphasizes personal salvation but ignores social justice becomes nothing but a religious commodity that is little more that spiritual masturbation."

[Brian · Rating 1 out of 5]

somebody gave this too me, which is funny in its own right, but I found humor where there was not supposed to be any.