Church and estate : religion and wealth in industrial-era Philadelphia / Thomas F. Rzeznik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rzeznik, Thomas F., 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Upper class--Religious life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Upper class.

Upper class--Religious life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Upper class--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social life and customs--19th century.

Upper class--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social life and customs--20th century.

Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Wealth.

Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Manners and customs.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history--19th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Church history--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]

Summary:

"Examines the lives and religious commitments of the Philadelphia elite during the period of industrial prosperity that extended from the late nineteenth century through the 1920s"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Money faithfully and judiciously expended"

A controlling "interest"

A labor "exceedingly magnificent"

The "Quaker-turned-Episcopal gentry"

The Episcopal ascendancy

Confronting the "money interests"

Changing fortunes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia mentioned on p. [xi].

Athenaeum copy: Gemmill fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780271059679 ;