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The Money Cult

Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream

ISBN-13: 9781612195087

Contributor(s): Chris Lehmann

Subject: History

Publisher Imprint: Melville House Publishing

Publication Date: 02-06-2016

Format: Hardback

Availability: Out of stock

£25.99

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About the book

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.