Kevin Schmiesing

Merchants and Ministers

A History of Businesspeople and Clergy in the United States

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Produktbeschreibung

Merchants and Ministers explores the relationship between businesspeople and clergy in the United States from the colonial period to the present. This book traces the contours of American history by placing anecdotal detail in the context of general developments in commerce and Christianity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 579g
• ISBN-13: 9781498539241
• ISBN-10: 1498539246
• Artikelnr.: 46770244

Autorenporträt

By Kevin Schmiesing

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 "Heretic Merchants
" "Pedlars in Divinity
" and Other Colonial Characters Chapter 2 The "Black Regiment
" "Boston Men
" and Other Revolutionary Characters Chapter 3 "Too Little Help from the Pulpit": Clergy and Businesspeople in the Antebellum Era Chapter 4 The "Gospel of Christ" and the "Gospel of Wealth" in the Gilded Age Chapter 5 Jesus as Salesman
Socialist
Savior: Christianity and Business in the Progressive Era Chapter 6 "Honored but Ill-Defined": Christianity and Business in Depression
War
and Beyond Chapter 7 From Segregation to Social Responsibility: 1960-2010