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.
#2586742 in Books Westminster John Knox Press 2001-09-01 2001-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .74 x 6.00l; .99 #File Name: 066422671X296 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It looks at the changes that the various professions are currently experiencing while reaffirms the public responsibilities theBy Raymond R. RobertsThis book explores the fabric of American life; lifting up connections that have always been there; but usually go unappreciated. It looks at the changes that the various professions are currently experiencing while reaffirms the public responsibilities the professions for the common good. Beautifully written; insightful; it will change the way you see the world.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. From the PublisherBy A CustomerProfessionals today wield an enormous public power. Collectively; their decisions affect the patient's plight; the client's fate; the student's future; the city's scape; the earth's sustainability; the worker's fair treatment; and the durability of institutions; great and small. Yet professionals do not perceive themselves as power wielders. They feel beleaguered; marginal; insufficiently appreciated; often under siege. Thus they tend to obscure for themselves their obligations to the common good. This book explores eight professions as they struggle with their double identity--as a means to a livelihood and as a "common calling in the spirit of public service." An interpretation of American culture emerges from its pages; as social critic William F. May opens up the ways in which each profession answers to something deep in the American spirit.
