Education:
Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary - 1998 (Social Ethics)
M.Phil., Union Theological Seminary - 1996 (Social Ethics)
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary - 1987 (Theology)
B.A., Gordon College - 1983 (Philosophy)
Areas of Expertise:
Estey's research into the relationship of labor and religion focuses on labor ethics. Labor ethics combine the areas of class, religion and labor studies to discuss the rights of workers and their self-determination. This research work stems from his study of religion, particularly theological ethics, as well as labor studies including the history of the cooperative movement, labor management cooperation and syndicalism.
Books and Publications
"The Parades: Evolving Views of God and Country and the IWW in Lawrence." The Great Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912: New Scholarship on the Bread & Roses Strike. Eds. R. Forrant and J. Siegenthaler. Amityville, N.Y.: Baywood Publishing Company. 91-111. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2014
"The Place of Place-Based Pedagogy in Teaching Religion: Brooklyn and Its Religions." Teaching Theology and Religion 17.2: 123-37. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Labor Evangelicals: Faith, Authority and Resistance at Work. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Expected fall 2015. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2014
"Protesting Classes through Protestant Glasses: Class, Labor, and the Social Gospel in the United States." Religion, Theology, and Class: Fresh Engagements After Long Silence. Ed. J. Rieger. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 121-39. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2013
"Christianity and Class Consciousness: Searching the Pews for Labor's Allies." New Labor Forum 20.3: 71-78. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
"Domestic Workers and Cooperatives: BeyondCare Goes Beyond Capitalism, A Case Study in Brooklyn, New York." WorkingUSA: The Journal of Labor and Society 14.3: 347-65. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
"Introduction to Patrick J. Buchanan, Address to the Republican Party National Convention." People, Power, and Politics. Boston: Pearson. 381-82. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2011
"Patrons of Husbandry." Encyclopedia of American Environmental History. Ed. Kathleen A. Brosnan. New York: Facts on File. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2010
"The Religious Dimensions of Death Education." Review of Teaching Death and Dying. Ed. Christopher M. Moreman. Death Studies 34.4: 371-78. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2010
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC-CUNY 45 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2014
PSC-CUNY 44 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
PSC-CUNY 43 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
PSC-CUNY 42 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
PSC-CUNY 41 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
PSC-CUNY 40 Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Class and Authority: Evangelical Engagements With Power on the Job." Working Class Studies Association Conference: How Class Works. SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
"Solidarity and Equality in Worker Cooperatives: The Case of BeyondCare." Philosophy of the City Conference. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
"The Need for Cooperative Education." Labor and Working-Class History Association National Conference. New York, June 7. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
"A Class Analysis of American Evangelicalism." Working Class Studies Association Conference: How Class Works. SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Islam and State in Brooklyn, New York: The Vortex on Voorhies Avenue." American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. San Francisco. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
"An Ethic by Workers, for Workers." Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"How Conservative Is Conservative? The Labor Struggles of Working Class Evangelicals and Fundamentalists." American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. Montreal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"The Labor Ethics of Working Class Born-Again Christians." Working Class Studies Association: How Class Works. SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Professional Leadership
Co-chair, Class, Religion and Theology Group, American Academy of Religion, 2013 - present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Member, Elections Committee, Working Class Studies Association, 2012 - present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
Co-chair, Class, Religion and Theology Group, American Academy of Religion, 2013 - present.
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Reviewer, Education in a Democracy: A Journal of the National Network for Educational Renewal, 2012-13. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Member, Election Committee, Working Class Studies Association, 2012 - present. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Production consultant, Truth Be Told, a documentary on Jehovah's Witnesses. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2009
