Religion and the rise of capitalism : a historical study

Tawney, R. H. (Richard Henry) 1880-1962 (author.). Gore, Charles, 1853-1932 (contributor.).

Summary: In one of the true classics of twentieth-century political economy, R. H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has affected social and economic practices. He tracks the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages, shedding light on the question of why Christianity continues to exert a unique role in the marketplace. In so doing, the book offers an incisive analysis of the morals and mores of contemporary Western culture.

Record details

ISBN: 9781781681107 (paperback)
Physical Description: xvi, 334 pages ; 21 cm.
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Publisher: London ; New York : Verso, 2015.
Copyright: ©1926

Content descriptions

General Note:	First edition published 1926.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Medieval background (i) The social organism (ii) The sin of avarice (iii) The ideal and the reality -- Continental reformers (i) The economic revolution (ii) Luther (iii) Calvin -- Church of England (i) The land question (ii) Religious theory and social policy (iii) The growth of individualism -- Puritan movement (i) Puritanism and society (ii) A godly discipline versus the religion of trade (iii) The triumph of the economic virtues (iv) The new medicine for poverty -- Conclusion.