Faith and Economic Practice - Protestant Businessmen in Chicago, 1900-1920

First published in 1989, Faith and Economic Practice: Protestant Businessmen in Chicago, 1900-1920 ponders the role that religion played in North American society in the 20th Century, exploring the interactions between religious expression and economic order and the role of religion in capitalism.

List of contents

Introduction; 1: The Chicago Sunday Evening Club; 2: Men on the Make: Doing Business in Chicago; 3: Getting Chicago Religiously Right; 4: The Ideology of a Business Class; 5: Protestantism and Capitalism: Still Connected; Appendix A: Chicago Sunday Evening Club Trustees, 1908-1920; Appendix B: Chicago Sunday Evening Club Speakers 1908-1920; Bibliography; Vita.

About the author

Paul Henry Heidebrecht

Summary

First published in 1989, Faith and Economic Practice: Protestant Businessmen in Chicago, 1900-1920 ponders the role that religion played in North American society in the 20th Century, exploring the interactions between religious expression and economic order and the role of religion in capitalism.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Heidebrecht, Paul Henry Heidebrecht, Paul Henry (Paul Henry Heidebrecht is deceased. His wife Heidebrecht
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367530075
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53007-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Religion in America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Chicago, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Judaism / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, Religion & politics, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Religion and Politics, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities