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Jesus Christ, businessman: From John Humphrey Noyes to Donald Trump

  • Written by Ellen Wayland-Smith, Assistant Professor of Writing, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
image"I bless this business deal."Secular Right

A long tradition of Christian thought encourages believers to forgo worldly pursuits – like making money – and instead focus on the spiritual prize of salvation. “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,” the evangelist Matthew warns Christians, “But lay up for...

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