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The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity by
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This might be too academic for me
“Cosmological enchantment and pecuniary calculation were complementary, not antagonistic. As a result, the Puritan conscience displayed considerable elasticity where profits were concerned; the cosmology of the saints harmonized much of the traditional dissonance between God and Mammon.”
I can feel the smug over-the-glasses glances whilst reading it
— Apr 30, 2026 11:27PM
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“Cosmological enchantment and pecuniary calculation were complementary, not antagonistic. As a result, the Puritan conscience displayed considerable elasticity where profits were concerned; the cosmology of the saints harmonized much of the traditional dissonance between God and Mammon.”
I can feel the smug over-the-glasses glances whilst reading it