Friends of the Unrighteous Mammon

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Self and Society in an American Modernity

I           “ASSURED”—THE CLERICAL ECONOMISTS                      
 
1          Originally Sinful: “Das Adam Smith Problem” and the “Dismal Science”
2          People and Project
3          Motivations
4          Moral Problems, Scientific Solutions
5          Utilitarian Conclusions—Moral Man, Moral Economy
 
II          UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS   

6          The Inconsistently Virtuous Economy                                                    7          The Problem of the Poor 

III        “OPPOSED”—THE CONTRARIANS
 
8          Stephen Colwell
9          Orestes Brownson Before 1840
10        Orestes Brownson After 1840
11        Some Comparisons and Preliminary Conclusions
 
IV        “ADAPTED"—THE PASTORAL MORALISTS
 
12        Paradox, People, and Project
13        Boundaries, Balance, and Faculty Psychology
14        Of Competition and Liberalism, Luxury and Speculation
15        Divine Retribution and “Das Adam Smith Problem” Revisited
 
Conclusion: Friends of the Unrighteous Mammon
 
Notes                                                         
Bibliography
Index