In this episode we talk with Wesleyan University historian Joseph Slaughter, author of Faith in Markets: Christian Capitalism in Early America. He offers a new account of the interplay between religion and capitalism in early American history by focusing on 19th-century Protestant entrepreneurs and how they infused faith into their business and, in turn, how those businesses shaped our capitalist economy today.
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Episode 64: Protestants and American Conservatism
Episode 63: The 1619 Project
Episode 62: Drew's Farewell
Episode 61 - Impeachment 101
Episode 60 - Springsteen's Hometown
Episode 59: Miss America's God
Episode 58: The Reverse Underground Railroad
Episode 57: Not Your Father's Military History
Episode 56: Evangelicals and Oil
Episode 55: The History of "Free Enterprise"
Episode 54: Why College?
Episode 53: When Musicians Study American History
Episode 52: History for the iPhone Generation
Episode 51: Temples of the Marketplace
Episode 50: The Religious Beliefs of the Adams Family
Episode 49: Why is America So Divided?
Episode 48: The Color of Compromise
Episode 47: Reacting to the Past
Episode 46: Elizabeth Warren and American Indian Identity
Episode 45: A City Upon a Hill
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