The money cult: capitalism, Christianity, and the unmaking of the American dream

"A grand, brilliantly written work of American history We think we know the story of American religion: the Puritans were cold, austere, and pious, and Christianity continued pure and uncorrupted until the industrial revolution got in the way. InThe Money Cult, Chris Lehmann argues that we have...

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1. Verfasser: Lehmann, Chris (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Brooklyn ; London Melville House May 2016
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Zusammenfassung:"A grand, brilliantly written work of American history We think we know the story of American religion: the Puritans were cold, austere, and pious, and Christianity continued pure and uncorrupted until the industrial revolution got in the way. InThe Money Cult, Chris Lehmann argues that we have it backwards: capitalism has always been entangled with religion, and so today's megapastors aren't an aberration...they're as American as Benjamin Franklin. The long-awaited first book by a hugely admired journalist,The Money Cult is a sweeping and accessible history that traces American Christianity from John Winthrop to the rise of the Mormon Church to the triumph of Joel Osteen"...
Beschreibung:XXVIII, 403 Seiten
ISBN:9781612195087

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