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X-WR-CALDESC:Veteran Wall Street Journal Reporter and Financial Expert\n\nJ
 oin 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 que
 stion: how did money go from a tool of commerce into the dominant faith of
  modern society? \n\nIn 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 i
 nto an unspoken civic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money\,
  tracing the uneasy and often accidental alliance between wealth and relig
 ion as it developed from ancient city-states to today’s secular world\, wh
 ere religious devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the vo
 id. \n\nThrough engaging anecdotes\, original research\, and fresh perspec
 tives on the causes of the many challenges we face today\, Vigna makes a c
 ompelling argument that money has no power apart from the power we give it
 .\n\nWhether you are interested in economic history\, personal finance\, o
 r the hidden cultural forces shaping modern life\, this talk is sure to pi
 que your interest. \n\nRegister today to learn more about how devotion to 
 money has replaced religion as the foundation of our society.\n\n \n\nAbou
 t the Author: \n\nPaul Vigna is an author\, journalist\, editor and speake
 r\, with a particular focus on capital markets and cryptocurrencies. He is
  the author of Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead and coauthor of The A
 ge of Cryptocurrency and The Truth Machine. For 25 years\, he was a report
 er and editor for Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal\, pionee
 ring coverage of the cryptocurrency sector. He has appeared on CNN\, CNBC\
 , MSNBC\, Fox\, and PBS.
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DESCRIPTION:Veteran Wall Street Journal Reporter and Financial Expert\n\nJo
 in us for an eye-opening conversation with veteran journalist Paul Vigna a
 s we examine his provocative book\, The Almightier: How Money Became God\,
  Greed Became Virtue\, and Debt Became Sin\, in which he explores the ques
 tion: how did money go from a tool of commerce into the dominant faith of 
 modern society? \n\nIn The Almightier\, Vigna takes readers on a sweeping 
 historical journey from Renaissance Florence to today’s global financial m
 arkets\, revealing how wealth accumulation evolved from a moral failing in
 to an unspoken civic virtue. He uncovers the forgotten history of money\, 
 tracing the uneasy and often accidental alliance between wealth and religi
 on as it developed from ancient city-states to today’s secular world\, whe
 re religious devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the voi
 d. \n\nThrough engaging anecdotes\, original research\, and fresh perspect
 ives on the causes of the many challenges we face today\, Vigna makes a co
 mpelling argument that money has no power apart from the power we give it.
 \n\nWhether you are interested in economic history\, personal finance\, or
  the hidden cultural forces shaping modern life\, this talk is sure to piq
 ue your interest. \n\nRegister today to learn more about how devotion to m
 oney has replaced religion as the foundation of our society.\n\n \n\nAbout
  the Author: \n\nPaul Vigna is an author\, journalist\, editor and speaker
 \, with a particular focus on capital markets and cryptocurrencies. He is 
 the author of Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead and coauthor of The Ag
 e of Cryptocurrency and The Truth Machine. For 25 years\, he was a reporte
 r and editor for Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal\, pioneer
 ing coverage of the cryptocurrency sector. He has appeared on CNN\, CNBC\,
  MSNBC\, Fox\, and PBS.
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SUMMARY:How Money Became God: Rethinking Wealth and Greed in Modern Society
  with Paul Vigna
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