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Church and Estate: Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia - Hardcover

Rzeznik, Thomas F.

 
9780271059679: Church and Estate: Religion and Wealth in Industrial-Era Philadelphia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0271059672 ISBN 13: 9780271059679
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Thomas F. Rzeznik is Associate Professor of History at Seton Hall University.

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Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0271059672
ISBN 13 
9780271059679
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
304