The spirit of capitalism and the Protestant ethic : an enquiry into the Weber thesis /

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Author / Creator:	Lessnoff, Michael H. (Michael Harry)
Imprint:	Aldershot, Hants ; Brookfield, Vt. : E. Elgar, c1994.
Description:	vii, 144 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Weber, Max, -- 1864-1920. -- Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus. Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus (Weber, Max) Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches. Christian sociology. Christian ethics. Calvinism. Protestant work ethic. Calvinism. Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches. Christian ethics. Christian sociology -- Protestant churches. Protestant work ethic.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1713287

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ISBN:	1852788755 : $49.95 (est.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. What the Weber Thesis is, and what it is not
2. The pre-Reformation background
3. Weber's primary Protestant ethic: the work ethic
4. Weber's secondary Protestant ethic: the profit ethic
5. The Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism and its sources
6. The Spirit of Capitalism and the Protestant Ethic
7. Postscript on the modern world
Appendix A. The Glasgow city motto - an epitome of the Weber Thesis?
Appendix B. List of Protestant catechisms that discuss the Decalogue's commandment against stealing.

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