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SUMMARY:How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth & Greed
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalis
 t Paul Vigna as he he explores the question: how did money go from a tool 
 of commerce into the dominant faith of modern society? .\nhttps://alexandr
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In <a href="https://alexandria.polarislibr
 ary.com/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&amp\;type=Defau
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 tier: How Money Became God\, Greed Became Virtue\, and Debt Became Sin</em
 ></a>\, Vigna takes readers on a sweeping historical journey from Renaissa
 nce Florence to today&rsquo\;s global financial markets\, revealing how we
 alth accumulation evolved from a moral failing into an unspoken civic virt
 ue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money\, tracing the uneasy and of
 ten accidental alliance between wealth and religion as it developed from a
 ncient city-states to today&rsquo\;s secular world\, where religious devot
 ion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the void.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 Through engaging anecdotes\, original research\, and fresh perspectives on
  the causes of the many challenges we face today\, Vigna makes a compellin
 g argument that money has no power apart from the power we give it.</p>\n<
 p>Whether you are interested in economic history\, personal finance\, or t
 he hidden cultural forces shaping modern life\, this talk is sure to pique
  your interest.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Register today to learn more about how devo
 tion to money has replaced religion as the foundation of our society.</p>\
 n<p><strong>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Paul Vigna is an aut
 hor\, journalist\, editor and speaker\, with a particular focus on capital
  markets and cryptocurrencies. He is the author of <em>Guts: The Anatomy o
 f The Walking Dead</em> and coauthor of <em>The Age of Cryptocurrency </em
 >and<em> The Truth Machine</em>. For 25 years\, he was a reporter and edit
 or for <em>Dow Jones Newswires </em>and<em> the Wall Street Journal</em>\,
  pioneering coverage of the cryptocurrency sector. He has appeared on <em>
 CNN\, CNBC\, MSNBC\, Fox\, </em>and <em>PBS</em>.</p>\n<p>This program is 
 sponsored by the <a href="https://www.alexandrialibraryfoundation.org/">Al
 exandria Library Foundation</a>.</p>\n<p>Register for upcoming book talks 
 and stream previously broadcast book talks <a href="https://libraryc.org/a
 lexlibraryva">here</a>.</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/17668636
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