Faith in Markets : Christian Capitalism in the Early American Republic / Joseph P. Slaughter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slaughter, Joseph P., author.

Series:

Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism.

Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--Religious aspects--Protestant churches--History of doctrines.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--United States--History--19th century.

Christian-owned business enterprises--United States--History--19th century.

Christian-owned business enterprises.

Protestant churches--United States--History.

Protestant churches.

United States--Church history--19th century.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions--To 1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Faith in Markets offers a new account of the interplay between religion and capitalism in nineteenth-century American history by telling the stories of the Protestant entrepreneurs who established businesses to serve as agents of cultural and economic reform.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction: Early Nineteenth-Century Capitalism and Religion

Part I: Christian Communal Capitalism

1. Communal Industry: Harmonie, Pennsylvania

2. Industry on the Frontier: Harmonie, Indiana

3. Republican Industry: Economie, Pennsylvania

Part II: Christian Reform Capitalism

4. The Sabbatarians

5. The Pioneers

6. Conflict, Defeat, and Victory

Part III: Christian Virtue Capitalism

7. Methodist Printer-Publishers

8. Creating a Moral Republic

9. Fostering an American Protestant Identity

Conclusion: Morality and Markets, Then and Now

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Slaughter, Joseph P. Faith in Markets

ISBN:

9780231549257

0231549253

OCLC:

1378596829