Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism

by Kathryn Tanner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300219032
• ISBN13: 9780300219036
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.2"