Title The money cult : capitalism, Christianity, and the unmaking of the American dream / Chris Lehmann.

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Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, [2016]

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Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	261.85 LEHMANN	Check Shelf
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Description	xxviii, 403 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-394) and index.
Contents	Pay to pray -- A founding faith -- Nation building -- Free will and free markets -- Of lost tribes and latter days -- The businessmen awake -- Liberals at the end of history -- Holy abundance -- A new spirit of capitalism -- New gospels of the protean self -- Secret histories.
Summary	"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. In The 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
	Capitalism -- United States -- History.
	Christianity -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.
	Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
	Christianity -- United States -- History.
	HISTORY -- United States -- General.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
	RELIGION -- History.
	Capitalism. (OCoLC)fst00846425
	Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00846444
	Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00859599
	Christianity -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst00859610
	Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (OCoLC)fst01172992
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Online version: Lehmann, Chris, author. Money cult. Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, [2016] 9781612195094 (DLC) 2016009780
ISBN	9781612195087 (hardcover)
	1612195083 (hardcover)

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