The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream

by Chris Lehmann

Book Overview

A grand and startling work of American history America was founded, we're taught in school, by the Pilgrims and other Puritans escaping religious persecution in Europe--an austere and pious lot who established a culture that remained pure and uncorrupted until the Industrial Revolution got in the way. In The Money Cult , Chris Lehmann reveals that we have it backward: American capitalism has always been entangled with religion, and so today's megapastors,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612195083
• ISBN13: 9781612195087
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"