The Profits of ReligionCosimo, Inc., 1 בנוב׳ 2005 - 320 עמודים It is not too much to say that today no daily newspaper in any large American city dares to attack the emoluments of the Catholic Church, or to advocate restrictions upon the ecclesiastical machine.-from "Holy History"Few readers have not heard of Upton Sinclair's 1906 book The Jungle, his fictionalized account of Chicago's meatpacking industry, which set in motion dramatic social and governmental changes and highlighted the power of investigative journalism. But his 1918 book The Profits of Religion, a viciously witty censure of religious institutions in America, remains unjustly obscure. Drolly but bitterly subtitled "an essay in economic interpretation," this potent book condemns religious leaders for taking advantage of the credulity and hopefulness of ordinary Americans to line their own pockets and amass political influence. Not merely a brilliant work of persuasive journalism, this is also a document of the idealistic socialism that lingered after World War I, when the triumph of the movement's ideal still seemed possible.American writer UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) was an active socialist and contributor to many socialist publications. His muckracking books include The Moneychangers (1908), King Coal (1917), Oil! (1927), and Boston (1928). |
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עמוד 16
... soul . No ; I admit the honesty of the heroes and madmen of history . All I ask of the preacher is that he shall make an effort to practice his doctrine . Let him be tormented like Don Quixote ; let him go mad like Nietzsche ; let him ...
... soul . No ; I admit the honesty of the heroes and madmen of history . All I ask of the preacher is that he shall make an effort to practice his doctrine . Let him be tormented like Don Quixote ; let him go mad like Nietzsche ; let him ...
עמוד 17
... soul's impulses , the impassioned love of life , the feeling of its preciousness , the desire to foster and further it . In that sense every thinking man must be religious ; in that sense Religion is a perpetually self- renewing force ...
... soul's impulses , the impassioned love of life , the feeling of its preciousness , the desire to foster and further it . In that sense every thinking man must be religious ; in that sense Religion is a perpetually self- renewing force ...
עמוד 23
... soul of man . Here are mysteries and solemnities , charms and spells , illuminations and trans- migrations , angels and demons , guides , controls and masters - all of which it is permissible to refuse to sup- port with gifts . Let the ...
... soul of man . Here are mysteries and solemnities , charms and spells , illuminations and trans- migrations , angels and demons , guides , controls and masters - all of which it is permissible to refuse to sup- port with gifts . Let the ...
עמוד 25
... soul , an hysterical perversion of the facts of life , and a preparation of the mind for the seeds of Priestcraft . The Book of Job has been called a " Wisdom - drama " : and what is the denouement of this drama , what is an- cient ...
... soul , an hysterical perversion of the facts of life , and a preparation of the mind for the seeds of Priestcraft . The Book of Job has been called a " Wisdom - drama " : and what is the denouement of this drama , what is an- cient ...
עמוד 27
... souls in purgatory . " O Blessed Virgin , Mother of God , cast a glance from Heaven , where thou sittest as Queen , upon this poor sinner , your servant . Though conscious of his unworthiness . . . . he blesses and exalts thee from his ...
... souls in purgatory . " O Blessed Virgin , Mother of God , cast a glance from Heaven , where thou sittest as Queen , upon this poor sinner , your servant . Though conscious of his unworthiness . . . . he blesses and exalts thee from his ...
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The Church of Good Society | 45 |
The Church of the Servant Girls | 103 |
The Church of the Slavers | 159 |
The Church of the Merchants | 199 |
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