The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismFor the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism --one of the seminal works in sociology-- published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering that captures both Weber's style and the unusual subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Weber's original italicization, highlighting major themes, has been restored, and Kalberg has standardized Weber's terminology to better facilitate understanding of the various twists and turns in his complex lines of reasoning. Weber's compelling work remains influential for these reasons: it explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of modem capitalism in the West; it helps the reader understand today's global economic development; and it plumbs the deep cultural forces that affect contemporary work life and the workplace in the United States and Europe. This new edition/translation also includes a glossary; Weber's 1906 essay, "The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism"; and Weber's masterful prefatory remarks to his Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion, in which he defines the uniqueness of Western societies and asks what "ideas and interests" combined to create modem Western rationalism |
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... God and thereby endangered the soul, and their exploitation of persons on behalf of economic gain opposed the Christian ethic of brotherhood and group solidarity. An unequivocal axiom prevailed: homo mercator vix aut numquam potest Deo ...
... God and thereby endangered the soul, and their exploitation of persons on behalf of economic gain opposed the Christian ethic of brotherhood and group solidarity. An unequivocal axiom prevailed: homo mercator vix aut numquam potest Deo ...
Page xxx
... God as an all-powerful and omniscient deity, far superior to all previous gods and separated from earthly mortals by an unbridgeable chasm. This “fully transcendent,” majestic God was also a wrathful and vindictive deity, prepared at ...
... God as an all-powerful and omniscient deity, far superior to all previous gods and separated from earthly mortals by an unbridgeable chasm. This “fully transcendent,” majestic God was also a wrathful and vindictive deity, prepared at ...
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... God demanded that His will be honored and His standards upheld. The purpose given to God's terrestrial creatures— to honor and glorify Him—could be fulfilled only in this manner. Thus, despite the double decree, believers were expected ...
... God demanded that His will be honored and His standards upheld. The purpose given to God's terrestrial creatures— to honor and glorify Him—could be fulfilled only in this manner. Thus, despite the double decree, believers were expected ...
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... God's laws did not guarantee the salvation of the devout. The predestination decree could not be changed by the actions of mere mortals, even if pleasing to this vindictive deity. However, the revisions of Calvin's doctrines by Richard ...
... God's laws did not guarantee the salvation of the devout. The predestination decree could not be changed by the actions of mere mortals, even if pleasing to this vindictive deity. However, the revisions of Calvin's doctrines by Richard ...
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... God-ordained activities and, as in all active asceticism, through ethical conduct blessed by God. Thus, the individual could gain certainty of salvation only in being God's tool. The strongest inner reward imaginable was thereby placed ...
... God-ordained activities and, as in all active asceticism, through ethical conduct blessed by God. Thus, the individual could gain certainty of salvation only in being God's tool. The strongest inner reward imaginable was thereby placed ...
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