Quotes from Frank Trentmann

Mirrors and soap would teach self-discipline. Polished shoes, clean shirts and a shaved face signalled an inner purity that could be monitored by others as well as by oneself.

in the real world, religious life does not exist in a purely spiritual form. It is saturated with things.

The internet has added a new layer, not created a revolutionary break.

Recycling has been little more than a comforting distraction from the stuff that really matters.