Bruno, Robert Anthony

Justified by work : identity and the meaning of faith in Chicago's working-class churches / Robert Anthony Bruno. - Columbus : Ohio State University P., 2008. - x, 273 p.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: the unhallowed many -- Suffering and healing grace -- The ghost of the world -- Missing God's best: obligations of the righteous -- A repertoire of worship -- Luther's wall -- A taste of heaven -- Conclusion: God and working-class lives.

9780814210956 (pbk.)


Employees--Religious life--Illinois--Chicago.
Working class--Illinois--Chicago.


Chicago (Ill.)--Religious life and customs.

BV4593 B78