The Sinclair, Upton 1878-1968 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition" by Upton Sinclair is a nonfiction book first published in 1917. The muckraking journalist launches a fierce attack on institutionalized religion in America, calling it a "source of income to parasites" and ally of oppression. Sinclair examines various religious establishments—from Episcopal elites to Catholic parishes to Protestant merchants to California cults—arguing they've betrayed Jesus's true message. Part of his "Dead Hand" series critiquing American institutions, the book was largely boycotted by mainstream press upon release. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Profits_of_Religion Release date is 2005-08-07 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Christianity -- Controversial literature BL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16470 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16470 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133403.0 16470