In Pursuit of the Almighty's Dollar: A History of Money and American Protestantism

by James Hudnut-Beumler

Book Overview

Every day of the week in contemporary America (and especially on Sundays) people raise money for their religious enterprises--for clergy, educators, buildings, charity, youth-oriented work, and more. In a fascinating look into the economics of American Protestantism, James Hudnut-Beumler examines how churches have raised and spent money from colonial times to the present and considers what these practices say about both religion and American culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807830798
• ISBN13: 9780807830796
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"