| More Than Chains and Toil: A Christian Work Ethic of Enslaved Women Contributor(s): Martin, Joan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 066425800X ISBN-13: 9780664258009 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2000 Annotation: The author explores the experiences of enslaved women and the realities of their social world to uncover the interrelationships among moral agency, work, and human meaning. She then reflects ethically on the implications such a distinct perspective on labor might have for women in contemporary African American communities and for broader discussions about the meaning of work in American society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethics - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 99086475 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.55" W x 8.47" (0.59 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In More than Chains and Toil, Joan Martin explores the experiences of enslaved women and the realities of their social world to uncover the interrelationships among moral agency, work, and human meaning. She then reflects ethically on the implications such a distinct perspective on labor might have for women in contemporary African American communities and for broader discussions about the meaning of work in American society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Joan M.: - Joan M. Martin is William W. Rankin Associate Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
