Working together with others is the best way to test our faith, to find out whether or not we are ready to live a life of Christian fellowship. Work is the crucial test of faith because such a life can come into being only where people work for love. Love demands action, and the only really valid action is work. Christian fellowship means fellowship in work. Justice and love demand that everyone take part in simple practical work with a spade, hatchet, or rake.

This book provides a concise introduction to the thought and vision of Eberhard Arnold, founding editor of Plough.