In Pursuit of the Almighty's Dollar A History of Money and American Protestantism |
|
| Author:
| Hudnut-Beumler, James |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-8339-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
|
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | AUD $42.00AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
|
In this look into the economics of American Protestantism, 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. He contends that paying for earthly good works done in the name of God has proved highly compatible with American ideas of enterprise, materialism, and individualism.
In this look into the economics of American Protestantism, 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. He contends that paying for earthly good works done in the name of God has proved highly compatible with American ideas of enterprise, materialism, and individualism.