Merchants and ministers : a history of businesspeople and clergy in the United States / Kevin Schmiesing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmiesing, Kevin E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History.

Business.

Businesspeople--United States--History.

Businesspeople.

Clergy--United States--History.

Clergy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, [England] : Lexington Books, 2017.

Summary:

Two of the most influential forces in American history are business and religion.Merchants and Ministers weaves the two together in a history of the relationship between businesspeople and Christian clergy.

Contents:

Heretic merchants, pedlars in divinity, and other colonial characters

The black regiment, Boston men, and other revolutionary characters

Too little help from the pulpit: clergy and businesspeople in the Antebellum era

The gospel of Christ and the gospel of wealth in the Gilded Age

Jesus as salesman, socialist, savior: Christianity and business in the progressive era

Honored but ill-defined: Christianity and business in depression, war, and beyond

From segregation to social responsibility: 1960-2010.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Online version: Schmiesing, Kevin E., author. Merchants and ministers

ISBN:

1-4985-3924-6

1-4985-3925-4

OCLC:

962304435