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R.H. Tawney, Ernst Troeltsch and Max Weber on Puritanism and Capitalism
- Max Weber Studies
- Max Weber Studies
- Volume 5, Number 2, July 2005 / Volume 6, Number 1, January 2006
- pp. 297-316
- 10.1353/max.2006.a808955
- Article
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Abstract
Abstract:
The social reform, theological and political backgrounds of R.H. Tawney and Max Weber are compared. These background influences are traced in respect to Religion and the Rise of Capitalism and The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Troeltsch's account of Protestantism and progress is considered. Weber's view of Puritanism and capitalism is considered as particularistic in terms of validity even though modern capitalism would seem to be universalizable. In contrast, Troeltsch and Tawney are seen as arguing for a more universal image of Protestantism.
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