The money cult
Subtitle: capitalism, Christianity, and the unmaking of the American dream
By: Chris Lehmann
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781612195087
Subjects: Capitalism; Christianity; Wealth; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pay to pray; title: A founding faith; title: Nation building; title: Free will and free markets; title: Of lost tribes and latter days; title: The businessmen awake; title: Liberals at the end of history; title: Holy abundance; title: A new spirit of capitalism; title: New gospels of the protean self; title: Secret histories.