Religion and Profit

Religion and Profit
Author: Katherine Carté Engel
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2011-08-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0812221850

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Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and transatlantic commercial networks. This book traces the Moravians' evolving projects, arguing that imperial war, not capitalism, transformed Moravian religious life.


Religion and Profit
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Katherine Carté Engel
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-18 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Penn
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Language: en
Pages: 282
Authors: Malini Johar Schueller
Categories: History
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When exploring the links between America and post-colonialism, scholars tend to think either in terms of contemporary multiculturalism, or of imperialism since
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Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Gary B. Nash
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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Covering more than two centuries of social, economic, and political change, and offering a challenging, innovative approach to urban as well national history, F
Discerning Characters
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Christopher J. Lukasik
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-11 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Simon P. Newman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-03 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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