Virtual Event: How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in Modern Society with Paul Vigna

Middlesex County Public Library Webinars and Online Events brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Enjoy live talks from acclaimed authors and thought leaders every month with the latest addition to MCPL’s online offering! The virtual series can be streamed from the comfort of your home. Registration is required and you’ll receive a reminder for the virtual event. Join us for an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalist Paul Vigna as we examine his provocative book, The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became 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 society? In The Almightier, Vigna takes readers on a sweeping historical journey from Renaissance Florence to today’s global financial markets, revealing how wealth accumulation evolved from a moral failing into an unspoken civic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money, tracing the uneasy and often accidental alliance between wealth and religion as it developed from ancient city-states to today’s secular world, where religious devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the void. For more information about this virtual event and to register, please click here. If you miss this or any virtual event you can view the recording here.