Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

by R. H. Tawney

Overview

Tawney investigates the way religion has moulded social and economic practice. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783988268105
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	09/03/2023
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	354
Sales rank:	860,038
File size:	981 KB

About the Author

Richard Henry Tawney(30 November 1880 – 16 January 1962) was an English economic historian,social critic, ethical socialist, Christian socialist,and important proponent of adult education. The Oxford Companion to British History (1997) explained that Tawney made a "significant impact" in these "interrelated roles".[10] A. L. Rowse goes further by insisting that "Tawney exercised the widest influence of any historian of his time, politically, socially and, above all, educationally".

Editorial Reviews

Discusses the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages. The author argues that "the medieval conception of the social order, which had regarded it as a highly articulated organism of members contributing in their different ways to a spiritual purpose was shattered" in favor of a "creed of the individual" as "master of his own, with no obligation to postpone his own profit to the well-being of his neighbors." Originally published in 1926 by Harcourt Brace and Co. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

It is difficult to disagree with the humanity of his arguments.”
—Raymond Williams

“Tawney [is] part of a tradition that gives us hope and vitality, and charts a way out of the trap of orthodoxy. Now is the time for that tradition to be rediscovered.”
—Jon Cruddas, New Statesman

“Often admired but now rarely consulted, Tawney’s work deserves a spiritual revival.”
—Eugene McCarraher

“A delightful piece of literature, as well as an authentic and scholarly treatise.”
—Atlantic Monthly

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