Published one year before its companion essay "Churches and Sects in North America", this work's first part describes Martin Luther's introduction of the German word "Beruf" into his translation of the New Testament.
Published one year before its companion essay "Churches and Sects in North America", this work's first part describes Martin Luther's introduction of the German word "Beruf" into his translation of the New Testament. Its second part begins by discussing the inner loneliness and anxiety caused by the doctrine of predestination, leading individuals to seek external signs of their election through "tireless labor in a calling". The author then argues that this religious motivation for constant hard work led to the development of the modern economic system, trapping society in a "shell as hard as steel". FTP, identify this essay linking Calvinist beliefs to the growth of capitalism by Max Weber.
Published one year before its companion essay "Churches and Sects in North America", this work's first part describes Martin Luther's introduction of the German word "Beruf" into his translation of the New Testament.
The {Protestant Ethic} and the “Spirit” of Capitalism