{"product_id":"religion-and-the-marketplace-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"Religion and the Marketplace in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Stievermann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexis de Tocqueville once described the national character of Americans as one question insistently asked: \"How much money will it bring in?\" G.K. Chesterton, a century later, described America as a \"nation with a soul of a church.\" At first glance, the two observations might appear to be diametrically opposed, but this volume shows the ways in which American religion and American business overlap and interact with one another, defining the US in terms of religion, and religion in terms of economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together original contributions by leading experts and rising scholars from both America and Europe, the volume pushes this field of study forward by examining the ways religions and markets in relationship can provide powerful insights and open unseen aspects into both. In essays ranging from colonial American mercantilism to modern megachurches, from literary markets to popular festivals, the authors explore how religious behavior is shaped by commerce, and how commercial practices are informed by religion. By focusing on what historians often use off-handedly as a metaphor or analogy, the volume offers new insights into three varieties of relationships: religion and the marketplace, religion in the marketplace, and religion as the marketplace. Using these categories, the contributors test the assumptions scholars have come to hold, and offer deeper insights into religion and the marketplace in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Stievermann\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of the History of Christianity in the U.S. at Heidelberg University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Goff \u003c\/strong\u003eis Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture and Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies, Indiana University Indianapolis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetlef Junker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History Emeritus at Heidelberg University, and Founding Director of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Santoro\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in American religious history at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Silliman \u003c\/strong\u003eis Lecturer in American religious history at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153181147199,"sku":"9780199361809","price":84.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/gAY-fenGbG9780199361809.webp?v=1776944849","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/religion-and-the-marketplace-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}