The Business Turn in American Religious History

Amanda Porterfield is the Robert A. Spivey Professor of Religion and History at Florida State University. She is the author of several books in American religious history and the history of Christianity, including Corporate Spirit: Religion's Role in the Long History Behind Corporate America, forthcoming from Oxford University Press.

John Corrigan is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University. He is author or editor of several books, including The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Emotion.

Darren E. Grem is an Assistant Professor of History and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of The Blessings of Business: How Corporations Shaped Conservative Christianity.

Preface: Business, Religion, History, and Consilience - Robert E. Wright

Introduction: The Business Turn in American Religious History - John Corrigan, Darren Grem, and Amanda Porterfield

Believing within Business: Evangelicalism, Media, and Financial Faith - Daniel Vaca
Fundamentalism and the Business Turn - Timothy Gloege
Godly Work for a Global Christianity: American Christians' Economic Impact through Missions, Markets and International Development - David P. King
Approaching Zion: Mormon Ambivalence about Capitalism - Matthew Bowman
A Business Turn in American Jewish Religious History: Women and the Emergence of Popular Philanthropy - Deborah Skolnick Einhorn
The Business of Asian Religions: Guru Entrepreneurs and Godmen CEOs - Michael J. Altman
Hunting Buffalo In Oklahoma: Native American Casinos, Constructed Identities, and Portrayals of Native Culture and Religion - Angela Tarango
St. Homobonus Shepherds the CEOs: Doing Good versus Doing (Really) Well - Paula Kane
Afterword - James Hudnut-Beumler

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