Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Saints and Sinners 13
5. Chapter 2. Embracing Shylock 58
6. Chapter 3. Protestants, War, and Capitalism 97
7. Chapter 4. The Great Experiment 137
8. Chapter 5. The New Debt Revolution 180
9. Chapter 6. Something Old, Something New 230
10. Chapter 7. Islam, Interest, and Microlending 272
11. Chapter 8. The Consumer Debt Revolution 299
12. Appendix. Early Interest Rate Tables and Calculations 335
13. Notes 343
14. Bibliography 361
15. Index 377
16. Acknowledgments 389