Looking for Answers about Westminster John Knox Press More Than Chains and Toil: A Christian Work Ethic of Enslaved Women?

Martin explores the experiences of enslaved women and the realities of their social world to uncover the inter-relationships, in the context of that environment , 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.