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The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.

The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.

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The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
This excoriating critique of religion, especially as represented by powerful clerical institutions, is a lesser-known work by the author who had earlier become famous with his publication of The Jungle, an exposT of the poor labor conditions and unsanitary practices in Chicago's meat-packing industry. More than just a tirade against religion, this is the work of an impassioned, idealistic socialist writing at the beginning of the First World War, when the notion of an international socialist revolution still seemed like a very real possibility to many of the left-leaning thinkers of the day. Sinclair's chief concern is social justice and his aim is to enlighten common people by training his critical intelligence like a sharpshooter on the many hypocrisies of established religion, which stand in the way of achieving a just society for all. More than anything he is particularly incensed by the collusion of religion with the power structure of capitalism in exploiting the poor to increase its own wealth while ignoring the obvious material needs of the less fortunate. In the end Sinclair places his faith in a "new religion" based on the known facts of human nature and on the largely untapped potential of human beings to solve their own problems through reason and science.This work, written before Sinclair and others on the American left became disillusioned with Stalin's Soviet-style socialism, offers an interesting glimpse into the intellectual currents prevalent on the left at the beginning of the twentieth century.Copyright Popular Culture and Religion. Ciencias Sociales Espiritualidad Filosofía
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  • 28 - Book 7 (Part 4): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.

    28 - Book 7 (Part 4): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    Feb 5 2026
    28 - Book 7 (Part 4): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    "The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation" is a non-fiction book, first published in 1917, by the American novelist and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair. It is a snapshot of the religious movements in the U.S. before its entry into World War I. In this book, Sinclair attacks institutionalized religion as a "source of income to parasites, and the natural ally of every form of oppression and exploitation."
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    18 m
  • 27 - Book 7 (Part 3): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.

    27 - Book 7 (Part 3): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    Feb 5 2026
    27 - Book 7 (Part 3): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    "The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation" is a non-fiction book, first published in 1917, by the American novelist and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair. It is a snapshot of the religious movements in the U.S. before its entry into World War I. In this book, Sinclair attacks institutionalized religion as a "source of income to parasites, and the natural ally of every form of oppression and exploitation."
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    18 m
  • 26 - Book 7 (Part 2): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.

    26 - Book 7 (Part 2): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    Feb 5 2026
    26 - Book 7 (Part 2): The Church of the Social Revolution. The Profits of Religion by Upton Sinclair.
    "The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation" is a non-fiction book, first published in 1917, by the American novelist and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair. It is a snapshot of the religious movements in the U.S. before its entry into World War I. In this book, Sinclair attacks institutionalized religion as a "source of income to parasites, and the natural ally of every form of oppression and exploitation."
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    26 m
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