Weber's Protestant Ethic

Weber's Protestant Ethic
Author: Hartmut Lehmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1995-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521558297

A reassessment of the debate surrounding Weber's classic work Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

The Protestant Ethic Debate

The Protestant Ethic Debate
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780853239765

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
Author: Peter Ghosh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198702523

Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic Twin Histories presents an entirely new portrait of Max Weber, one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history, using his most famous work, The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism, as its central point of reference. It offers an intellectual biography of Weber framed along historical lines - something which has never been done before. It re-evaluates The Protestant Ethic--a text surprisingly neglected by scholars - supplying a missing intellectual and chronological centre to Weber's life and work. Peter Ghosh suggests that The Protestant Ethic is the link which unites the earlier (pre-1900) and later (post-1910) phases of his career. He offers a series of fresh perspectives on Weber's thought in various areas - charisma, capitalism, law, politics, rationality, bourgeois life, and (not least) Weber's unusual religious thinking, which was 'remote from god' yet based on close dialogue with Christian theology. This approach produces a convincing view of Max Weber as a whole; while previously the sheer breadth of his intellectual interests has caused him to be read in a fragmentary way according to a series of specialized viewpoints, this volume seeks to put him back together again as a real individual.

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-04-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486122379

Author's best-known and most controversial study relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan belief that hard work and good deeds were outward signs of faith and salvation.

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2003-04-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 048642703X

The Protestant ethic — a moral code stressing hard work, rigorous self-discipline, and the organization of one's life in the service of God — was made famous by sociologist and political economist Max Weber. In this brilliant study (his best-known and most controversial), he opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through "the struggle of opposites." Instead, he relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds — an effort that ultimately discouraged belief in predestination and encouraged capitalism. Weber's classic study has long been required reading in college and advanced high school social studies classrooms.

The Protestant Ethnic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethnic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Author: Rey Chow
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780231124218

A diverse set of texts from Foucault, Weber, Derrida and others are examined in this reconceptualization of the way ethnicity functions in capitalist society.

Democracy Society

Democracy Society
Author: John Christmas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-08-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781463682668

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America fought hard to create a democratic republic. Will the republic last? What if irrational voters elect a socialist demagogue to the presidency?The year is 2014. Captain Jack Cannon is a new sort of hero. His motivation is enlightened self-interest, not altruistic martyrdom. He is teamed with beautiful Russian journalist Valentina Zaiceva. Can they save the republic?

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2020-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789872316

Max Weber's celebrated thesis, which explores the relationship between Protestant work ethic and the emergence of capitalist enterprise, is presented here inclusive of his lengthy notes. In coining the phrase 'Protestant work ethic', Weber demonstrates a series of parallels between certain Protestant denominations and the modern business. The veneration of hard work, discipline, and carefulness with money birthed a culture that led over generations to the establishment of capitalism; with enough workers sharing in these beliefs, entrepreneurs were able to create large businesses that could consistently deliver a profit. Using examples such as Martin Luther and Calvinist doctrines, Weber demonstrates how ideas of the virtues of diligence were placed parallel with God and morality. By working hard, every man was contributing to a better world and society, in the name of the Lord. However, Weber asserts that over time the religious connotations behind capitalist enterprise largely disappeared; the famous writings of Benjamin Franklin are cited as example, whereby notions of diligence were expressed eloquently but no longer cited God and holy virtue. Though controversial, Weber's work remains much-consulted by sociologists. The notion that Protestantism contributed to or accelerated the development of capitalism is popular in the modern day.

The Nones

The Nones
Author: Ryan P. Burge
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2023-05-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506488250

In The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going, Second Edition, Ryan P. Burge details a comprehensive picture of an increasingly significant group--Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. The growth of the nones in American society has been dramatic. In 1972, just 5 percent of Americans claimed "no religion" on the General Social Survey. In 2018, that number rose to 23.7 percent, making the nones as numerous as both evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics. Every indication is that the nones will be the largest religious group in the United States in the next decade. Burge illustrates his precise but accessible descriptions with charts and graphs drawn from more than a dozen carefully curated datasets, some tracking changes in American religion over a long period of time, others large enough to allow a statistical deep dive on subgroups such as atheists or agnostics. Burge also draws on data that tracks how individuals move in and out of religion over time, helping readers to understand what type of people become nones and what factors lead an individual to return to religion. This second edition includes substantial updates with new chapters and current statistical and demographic information. The Nones gives readers a nuanced, accurate, and meaningful picture of the growing number of Americans who say that they have no religious affiliation. Burge explains how this rise happened, who the nones are, and what they mean for the future of American religion.