There is Power in a Union: A Theology of Labor

There is Power in a Union: A Theology of Labor

September 06, 2015
Ashley Horan
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In his famous 1913 anthem, labor activist Joe Hill controversially rewrote the Protestant hymn “There is Power in the Blood” with the words “There is Power in a Union,” asserting that the organizing of the labor movement could be as redemptive a force for change in the world as any religion. This Labor Day weekend, we will look at the ways in which the history—and the present—of the labor movement in the United States can teach us about collective liberation, racial justice, interdependence, and this-worldly universal salvation.

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September worship theme: Roots

Sometimes we use the word root in its singular form. We get to the root of the problem, or we discover the root of our faith. But more frequently, and perhaps more accurately, we use the word roots to describe a system of interweaving concerns, a plurality of considerations, a tangle of contexts that inform our faith, that describe our history, that make us who we are. This month we explore the roots of our faith tradition, the roots of our justice work, the roots that sustain our lives.

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