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Tag: Protestant work ethic

  • “Is the Work Ethic Worn Out?” Mary Jacobs

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    From the Dallas Morning News: Is the work ethic worn out? (HT: Presbyweb) The article leads off by saying: If you don't like the work ethic, blame the Protestants. As the theory goes, Protestant ministers greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution, preaching hard work as a path to salvation, thus priming the masses to…

  • “The Victory of Reason” Book Review

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    We all know how capitalism came to be. Thrifty Reformed Protestants planted seeds in the Sixteenth Century. The much-touted "Protestant Work Ethic" sanctioned hard work, frugality, and wise investment. As these thrifty Protestants became successful and the secularizing effects of the Enlightenment took place, capitalism began to enter full bloom. This thesis has been taught…