<b>A grand, brilliantly written work of American history<br></b><br>We think we know the story of American religion: the Puritans were cold, austere, and pious, and Christianity continued pure and uncorrupted until the industrial revolution got in the way. In&nbsp;<i>The Money Cult</i>, Chris Lehmann argues that we have it backwards: capitalism has always been entangled with religion, and so today’s megapastors aren’t an aberration<b><i>—</i></b>they’re as American as Benjamin Franklin. The long-awaited first book by a hugely admired journalist,&nbsp;<i>The Money Cult</i>&nbsp;is a sweeping and accessible history that traces American Christianity from John Winthrop to the rise of the Mormon Church to the triumph of Joel Osteen.