The more freedom it has had, the more clearly is the effect shown. The same thing is shown in the figures of religious affiliation almost wherever capitalism, at t he time of its great expansion, has had a free hand to alter the social distribution of the population in accordance with its needs, and to determine its occupational structure. This is true not only in cases where the difference in religion coincides with one of nationality, and thus of cultural development, as in Eastern Germany between Germans and Poles.

CHAPTER 1.RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATIONĪ GLANCE AT THE OCCUPATIONAL statistics of any country of mixed religious composition brings to light with remarkable frequency a situation which has several times provoked discussion in the Catholic press and literature, and in Catholic congresses in Germany, nam ely, the fact that business leaders and owners of capital, as well as the higher grades of skilled labor, and even more the higher technically and commercially trained personnel of modern enterprises, are overwhelmingly Protestant. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismĬHAPTER 1.RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATIONĬHAPTER III.LUTHER’S CONCEPTION OF THE CALLING TASK OF THE INVESTIGATIONĬHAPTER IV.THE RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF WORLDLY ASCETICISMĬHAPTER V.ASCETICISM AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.ĭistribution by Pronoun TABLE OF CONTENTS Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. This book is a work of nonfiction and is intended to be factually accurate.Īll rights reserved. In the event that you appreciate this book, please consider sharing the good word(s) by leaving a review, or connect with the author. THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM

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