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 Money Cult is a sweeping and accessible history that traces American Christianity from John Winthrop to the rise of the Mormon Church to the triumph of Joel Osteen.
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Melville House (May 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 161219558X
ISBN-13: 978-1612195582
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Melville House Publishing (May 2016)
ISBN-10: 1612195083
ISBN-13: 978-1612195087