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). |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 43
עמוד 8
... Women . Moth and Rust ... To Lyman Abbott . The Octopus .... The Industrial Shelley The Outlook for Graft .... Clerical Camouflage .. The Jungle ...... Book Five : The Church of the Merchants 161 .163 .164 .167 ..170 ..173 ... 176 .180 ...
... Women . Moth and Rust ... To Lyman Abbott . The Octopus .... The Industrial Shelley The Outlook for Graft .... Clerical Camouflage .. The Jungle ...... Book Five : The Church of the Merchants 161 .163 .164 .167 ..170 ..173 ... 176 .180 ...
עמוד 11
... women are gathered in dense throngs , crouched in un- comfortable and distressing positions , their fingers hooked in the straps of their boots . They are engaged in lifting themselves ; tugging and straining until they grow red in the ...
... women are gathered in dense throngs , crouched in un- comfortable and distressing positions , their fingers hooked in the straps of their boots . They are engaged in lifting themselves ; tugging and straining until they grow red in the ...
עמוד 21
... women , accom- panied by friendly words and gestures of submission . And when in spite of all things the natural evil did not cease , when the people continued to die of pestilence , then came the opportunity for hysterical or ambitious ...
... women , accom- panied by friendly words and gestures of submission . And when in spite of all things the natural evil did not cease , when the people continued to die of pestilence , then came the opportunity for hysterical or ambitious ...
עמוד 22
... women , learned in these sacred matters ; and these priestly castes would naturally emphasize the im- portance of their calling , would hold themselves aloof from the common herd , endowed with special powers and entitled to special ...
... women , learned in these sacred matters ; and these priestly castes would naturally emphasize the im- portance of their calling , would hold themselves aloof from the common herd , endowed with special powers and entitled to special ...
עמוד 25
... woman ? Behold , even the moon hath no brightness , and the stars are not pure in His sight : How much less man , that is a worm ? And the son of man , which is a worm ? " He goes on , in his lyrical rapture , " Sheol is naked before ...
... woman ? Behold , even the moon hath no brightness , and the stars are not pure in His sight : How much less man , that is a worm ? And the son of man , which is a worm ? " He goes on , in his lyrical rapture , " Sheol is naked before ...
תוכן
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19 | |
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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