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Stoll, Mark Richard was born on November 7, 1954 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. Son of Richard Eugene and Betsy Byard Stoll.
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Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America
(Environmentalists have often blamed Protestantism for jus...)
Environmentalists have often blamed Protestantism for justifying the human exploitation of nature, but the author of this cultural history argues that, in America, hard-boiled industrialists and passionate environmentalists sprang from the same Protestant root. Protestant Christianity—Calvinism especially—both helped industrialists like James J. Hill rationalize their utilization of nature for economic profit and led environmental advocates like John Muir to call for the preservation of unspoiled wilderness. Biographical vignettes examine American thinkers, industrialists, and environmentalists—Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Smith, William Gilpin, Leland Stanford, Gifford Pinchot, Aldo Leopold, and others—whose lives show the development of ideas and attitudes that have profoundly shaped Americans' use of and respect for nature. The final chapter looks at several contemporary figures—James Watt, Annie Dillard, and Dave Foreman—whose careers exemplify the recent Protestant thought and behavior and their impact on the environment.
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Mark Richard Stoll
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Bachelor, Rice University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1993.
Career
Typographic systems manager Jessie's Graphics, San Francisco, 1978-1987. Assistant professor St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas, 1993-1997. Assistant professor department history Texas Tech University, Lubbock, since 1997.
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Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America
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Protestantism, Capitalism, and Nature in America
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Member American Society Environmental History (H-ASEH list editor since 1996), American History Association.
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Married Lynda Sue Morris, September 3, 1984. Children: Alex, Erin.
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1977
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1993