Christianity and the new spirit of capitalism
Tanner, Kathryn, 1957-2019
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One of the world's most celebrated theologians argues for a Protestant anti-work ethic. In his classic 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism', Max Weber famously showed how Christian beliefs and practices could shape persons in line with capitalism. In this significant reimagining of Weber's work, Kathryn Tanner provocatively reverses this thesis, arguing that Christianity can offer a direct challenge to the largely uncontested growth of capitalism. Exploring the cultural forms typical of the current finance-dominated system of capitalism, Tanner shows how they can be countered by Christian beliefs and practices with a comparable person-shaping capacity.
Main title:
Christianity and the new spirit of capitalism / Kathryn Tanner.
Author:
Tanner, Kathryn, 1957-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
Collation:
256 pages ; 21 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300219036 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
261.85
Language:
English
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BRN:
1888658
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