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As Weber puts it: “to speak religiously –: ‘the Christian does right and leaves the consequences to God.’” ( “religiös geredet –: ‘der Christ tut recht und stellt den Erfolg Gott anheim’”) (Weber 1992: 237). Indeed, Weber refers to Martin Luther’s concluding words at Worms: “I can do no other, here I stand” ( “ich ...
21 sie 2014 · It discusses the centrality of the ascetic/mystic typology of religious behaviour to Weber's thought; Weber's elevation of Entzauberung, the removal of magic, to a prominent place in his religious typology; ethical and salvation religion; and the problem of meaning.
10 paź 2023 · Max Weber theorized that 17th-century Protestant values contributed to the emergence of capitalism in Europe. Weber argued that Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, promoted a strong work ethic, characteristics upon which the capitalist system flourishes.
21 sie 2014 · Few people today would instinctively describe Weber as a “religious thinker”; but while he was evidently not a religious believer, the place he allotted to the religious component within human conduct was uniquely important.
11 lut 2019 · For Weber it was an evident historical fact that religion (and not idealist philosophy) had been the great generator of ethics in all eras and societies previous to his own. The precursor to modern ethics lay in “salvation” or “ethical” religions.
Weber discusses what he calls “the spirit of capitalism,” using several aphorisms of Benjamin Franklin, such as “Time is money” and “Money is of the prolific, generating nature.”
This essay argues that Max Weber's life and work were significantly affected by his Christian faith tradition and world view, and that in this respect he is not to be differentiated from many early American sociologists.
