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SUMMARY:How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in 
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DESCRIPTION:Register today to learn more about how devotion to money has r
 eplaced religion as the foundation of our society..\nhttps://edisonpublicl
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**Questions for the speaker can be
  submitted on the Registration page.**</strong></p>\n<p>Join us for an eye
 -opening conversation with veteran journalist Paul Vigna as we examine his
  provocative book\,&nbsp\;The Almightier: How Money Became God\, Greed Bec
 ame Virtue\, and Debt Became Sin\, in which he explores the question: how 
 did money go from a tool of commerce into the dominant faith of modern soc
 iety?&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;The Almightier\, Vigna takes readers on a sw
 eeping historical journey from Renaissance Florence to today&rsquo\;s glob
 al financial markets\, revealing how wealth accumulation evolved from a mo
 ral failing into an unspoken civic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten histo
 ry of money\, tracing the uneasy and often accidental alliance between wea
 lth and religion as it developed from ancient city-states to today&rsquo\;
 s secular world\, where religious devotion has receded and greed has stepp
 ed in to fill the void.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Through engaging anecdotes\, origin
 al research\, and fresh perspectives on the causes of the many challenges 
 we face today\, Vigna makes a compelling argument that money has no power 
 apart from the power we give it.</p>\n<p>Whether you are interested in eco
 nomic history\, personal finance\, or the hidden cultural forces shaping m
 odern life\, this talk is sure to pique your interest.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Regi
 ster today to learn more about how devotion to money has replaced religion
  as the foundation of our society.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:</stro
 ng>&nbsp\;Paul Vigna is an author\, journalist\, editor and speaker\, with
  a particular focus on capital markets and cryptocurrencies. He is the aut
 hor of&nbsp\;Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead&nbsp\;and coauthor of&n
 bsp\;The Age of Cryptocurrency&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;The Truth Machine. For 25 y
 ears\, he was a reporter and editor for&nbsp\;Dow Jones Newswires&nbsp\;an
 d the&nbsp\;Wall Street Journal\, pioneering coverage of the cryptocurrenc
 y sector. He has appeared on&nbsp\;CNN\, CNBC\, MSNBC\, Fox\, and&nbsp\;PB
 S.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/17
 392240
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