Religion and economic action : the Protestant ethic, the rise of capitalism, and the abuses of scholarship /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Samuelsson, Kurt
Corporate Author: Renaissance Society of America
Other Authors: Coleman, D. C. (Donald Cuthbert), 1920-1995
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Swedish
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : Published by University of Toronto Press in association with the Renaissance Society of America, ©1993.
Series:Renaissance Society of America reprint texts ; 3.
Subjects:
Economics > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Capitalism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Puritans > Economic conditions.
Puritains > Conditions économiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Capitalism > Religious aspects > Christianity
Economics > Religious aspects > Christianity
Kapitalismus
Protestantismus
Protestantisme > Aspect moral.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Problem and the Controversy. 1. Weber's Hypotheses. 2. Their Current Influence. 3. The Controversy. 4. The Problem
  • II. The Spirit of Puritanism and the Spirit of Capitalism. 1. The Puritan Fathers. 2. Secularisation and the Ideological Revolution. 3. Benjamin Franklin. 4. The Captains of Industry
  • 5. Summary
  • III. Virtue, Interest and Wealth. 1. Diligence and Thrift. 2. High and Low Interest Rates
  • IV. Correlations and Concepts. 1. Correlations and Causality. 2. Protestantism and Progress. 3. The Free Churches and Economic Prosperity. 4. Weber's Starting Point
  • V. Conclusion.

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