In this Book
- Church and Estate: Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Penn State University Press
summary
In Church and Estate, Thomas Rzeznik 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. The book demonstrates how their religious beliefs informed their actions and shaped their class identity, while simultaneously revealing the ways in which financial influences shaped the character of American religious life. In tracing those connections, it shows how religion and wealth shared a fruitful, yet ultimately tenuous, relationship.
Table of Contents
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- Cover Front
- p. 1
- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- Chapter 2: A Controlling “Interest”
- pp. 49-74
- Chapter 5: The Episcopal Ascendancy
- pp. 133-154
- Chapter 6: Confronting the “Money Interests”
- pp. 155-180
- Chapter 7: Changing Fortunes
- pp. 181-208
- Conclusion: Legacies
- pp. 209-214
- Bibliography
- pp. 251-278
- Cover Back
- p. 302
Additional Information
ISBN
9780271061078
MARC Record
OCLC
852160110
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-13
Language
English
Open Access
No