Pehl's work makes a number of important contributions to our thinking about religion within labor history. . . . He expertly weaves together the thoughts of religious leaders and rank-and-file workers and shows the intersections of these processes among Protestants and Catholics, and African American and white workers.
Journal of American History The Making of ... Read moreWorking Class Religion is an important read for both scholars of labor and scholars of religion as a methodological model for advancing the study of religion, labor, and class. . . . Pehl's book teaches its readers
whether they be scholars, labor organizers, or graduate or undergraduate students
how to recover and interpret critically and empathetically, the religious worlds of working-class people.
Labour/Le Travail The value of Pehl's wonderful book is that it helps us reimagine the currents of faith that ebb and flow in American society and interact with changing political and economic circumstances. This is a book that belongs on the shelves of historians.
American Historical Review Highly Recommended.
Choice Pehl is to be commended for his multivalent work, and for the important contributions he makes to both The Working Class in American History series and to the study of America's religious history.
Anglican Theological Review This book is well-written, concise, and highly recommended to all audiences.
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