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God and Mammon in America

Robert Wuthnow

Drawing on a new survey of more than two thousand working Americans, the author explores the relationship between religious faith and attitudes toward work and money to examine America's ambivalence toward materialism and consumerism

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On Being with Krista Tippett

The book, a national study by a Princeton sociologist, examined the complex relationship between Americans' spiritual commitments and their financial lives. It was discussed in relation to the questions it raised about modern consumerism.

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In a 1994 book, God and Maman in America, Princeton Sociologist Robert Withno described his major national study of the ambiguous relationship between Americans professed spiritual commitments and the...

— Episode: Nathan Dungan — Money and Moral Balance

Episode: Nathan Dungan — Money and Moral Balance

The book, a national study by a Princeton sociologist, examined the complex relationship between Americans' spiritual commitments and their financial lives. It was discussed in relation to the questions it raised about modern consumerism.

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In a 1994 book, God and Maman in America, Princeton Sociologist Robert Withno described his major national study of the ambiguous relationship between Americans professed spiritual commitments and the lives of work and money that we lead.

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