Centennial Rumination on Max Weber's the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismUniversal-Publishers, 13. märts 2006 - 272 pages In 1904-1905 Max Weber published the sociological classic "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism." In this book Weber argues that religion, specifically "ascetic Protestantism" provided the essential social and cultural infrastructure that led to modern capitalism. Weber's suggests that Protestantism has "an affinity for capitalism." Indeed, something within Protestantism-by accident or design-creates the necessary preconditions that lead to the flowering of a just, free, and prosperous society. At the same time, Weber wonders if the economic backwardness of certain societies and regions of the world are somehow related to their religious affiliation. Weber's century old thesis challenges the erroneous core assumptions of many secular humanists, postmoderns, Roman Catholic traditionalists, and Islamists. In view of the threat of the War on Terror, and in the face of the inadequate response of secularist and post-modern intellectuals, it is vital that we understand and appreciate the profound paradigm shift that occurred during the sixteenth and seventeenth century that led to the unfolding of modern capitalism. Despite a plethora of critics Max Weber's one-hundred year old thesis still stands. |
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... economist and a conservative-libertarian, a geographer, historian, Bible scholar, theologian, apologist, and comparative religions scholar. Pastor Mark—born in Minneapolis, and baptized in Hazel Run, Minnesota— has lived most of his ...
... economists, and social scientists that tend to ignore the crucial role and impact of religion, Weber argues that ... economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851-1914) called the apparent “backwardness of the Romance countries.”38 33 For ...
... economists, takes the role of religion—all religions—seriously.61 As a result, knowing and understanding Max Weber provides an invaluable common reference point that helps communicate the Judeo-Christian worldview to secularly ...
... Economist Hernando de Soto, in his recent book The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else states, “Bill Gates is the world's most successful and wealthiest entrepreneur.” 80De Soto asks, “Apart ...
... Economist from UCLA named Deepak Lai, argues that religion and culture play an essential role in economic development.84 Hence, due to a lack of Weber's Protestant ethic the phenomenon of “economic backwardness”85 in nations such as ...
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Proof of Case Confirmatio or Probatio | 140 |
Refutation of Opposing Arguments Confutatio | 165 |
Conclusion Peroratio | 187 |
Who is Max Weber? | 199 |
Bibliography | 243 |