The Business Turn in American Religious History
Edited by Amanda Porterfield, Darren Grem, and John Corrigan
Reviews and Awards
"Rich in historical detail and fresh with theoretical insight, The Business Turn in American Religious History challenges and inspires new ways of reading and constructing American religious history." -- Daniel Jones, Religious Studies Review
"Rare is the essay collection that advances a scholarly paradigm shift. The Business Turn in American Religious History is one of those exceptions. Amanda Porterfield, Darren Grem and John Corrigan's volume offers a definitive word on the history of faith and corporate capitalism in America... From beginning to end, then, The Business Turn in American Religious History delivers one rich and surprising insight after another... In sum, this volume is a state of the art/state of the field address, one that scholars will find invaluable for their work in the archives and on the written page, as well as in the classroom." -- Darren Dochuk, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, Journal of Ecclesiastical History
"Together, the essays collected here offer new ways of conceptualizing the interdependence of religion and business in the United States, establishing multiple paths for further study of their intertwined historical development." --The Southern Register
"As the authors of the essays in this volume show, examining religion and religious institutions through the lens of business provides numerous insights into how religions gain influence, how they spread, both in the United States and throughout the world, and how their members come to terms with serving both God and mammon. The book is highly recommended for scholars of both religious history and business history."--Matthew C. Godfrey, Reading Religion
"Sweeping in its scope, The Business Turn in American Religious History deepens our understanding of the important role Protestantism played in American capitalism and also broadens our horizons to consider the vital relationships between other faiths and free enterprise."--Kevin M. Kruse, Professor of History, Princeton University