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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jan Stievermann (Professor of the History of Christianity in the U.S., Heidelberg University) , Philip Goff (Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture and Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies, Indiana University Indianapolis) , Detlef Junker (Professor of History Emeritus, Heidelberg University; Founding Director, Heidelberg Center for American Studies) , Anthony SantoroPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.638kg ISBN: 9780199361793ISBN 10: 0199361797 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 12 February 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors General Introduction - Jan Stievermann, Daniel Silliman, and Philip Goff PART ONE: Reassessment 1. Why Are Americans So Religious? The Limitations of Market Explanations - E. Brooks Holifield PART TWO: Evangelicals and Markets 2. Weber and Eighteenth-Century Religious Developments in America - Mark Valeri 3. Billy Graham, Christian Manliness, and the Shaping of the Evangelical Subculture - Grant Wacker 4. Money Matters and Family Matters: James Dobson and Focus on the Family on the Traditional Family and Capitalist America - Hilde Lovdal PART THREE: Religious Book Markets 5. The Commodification of William James: The Book Business and the Rise of Liberal Spirituality in the Twentieth-Century United States - Matthew Hedstrom 6. Literature and the Economy of the Sacred - Gunter Leypoldt 7. Publishers and Profit Motives: The Economic History of Left Behind - Daniel Silliman PART FOUR: Religious Resistance and Adaptation to the Market 8. Selling Infinite Selves: Youth Culture and Contemporary Festivals - Sarah Pike 9. Religious Branding and the Quest to Meet Consumer Needs: Joel Osteen's Message of Hope - Katja Rakow 10. Unsilent Partners: Sports Stadiums and their Appropriation and Use of Sacred Space - Anthony Santoro PART FIVE: Critical Reflection and Prospect 11. Considering the Neoliberal in American Religion - Kathryn Lofton IndexReviewsReligion and the Marketplace in the United States offers a sophisticated and timely overview of the historical alliances between religious ideas and practices, on the one hand, and the variety of economic activities animating American life, on the other. Never losing sight of the contemporary relevance of this subject, a star lineup of scholars weighs in on the complexities, nuances, and historical contingencies of buying, selling, praying, and preaching. This volume furthers a much-needed scholarly discussion at a critical moment. --Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Washington University in St. Louis Offers a number of thoughtful, nuanced expositions of the daily interactions between religious actors and the economy. Religion in American History Religion and the Marketplace in the United States offers a sophisticated and timely overview of the historical alliances between religious ideas and practices, on the one hand, and the variety of economic activities animating American life, on the other. Never losing sight of the contemporary relevance of this subject, a star lineup of scholars weighs in on the complexities, nuances, and historical contingencies of buying, selling, praying, and preaching. This volume furthers a much-needed scholarly discussion at a critical moment. Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Washington University in St. Louis Offers a number of thoughtful, nuanced expositions of the daily interactions between religious actors and the economy. Religion in American History Religion and the Marketplace in the United States offers a sophisticated and timely overview of the historical alliances between religious ideas and practices, on the one hand, and the variety of economic activities animating American life, on the other. Never losing sight of the contemporary relevance of this subject, a star lineup of scholars weighs in on the complexities, nuances, and historical contingencies of buying, selling, praying, and preaching. This volume furthers a much-needed scholarly discussion at a critical moment. Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Washington University in St. Louis this volume provides a timely overview of the connection between religion and the marketplace in modern America. M. S. Hill, CHOICE Author InformationJan Stievermann is Professor of the History of Christianity in the U.S. at Heidelberg University. Philip Goff is Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture and Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies, Indiana University Indianapolis. Detlef Junker is Professor of History Emeritus at Heidelberg University, and Founding Director of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies. Anthony Santoro is Lecturer in American religious history at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies. Daniel Silliman is Lecturer in American religious history at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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