1. The foundations of industrialism -- Joseph Droz -- Jean-Baptiste Say -- Benjamin Constant -- 2. Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer : different takes on a shared path -- Le Censeur and its pitched battles -- The question of freedom of the press -- The problem of pauperism -- Comte and Dunoyer...

The economy of the mysteries -- Perpetual penance and frequent communion -- The spirit of speculation -- Usury redeemed -- The cult of consumption -- Luxury and the origins of the fetish -- Epilogue : encounters with economic theology.