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Nov 29, 2019 · Capitalism and Christianity were not always at such odds. In his 1904 classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber argued that capitalism’s initial “spirit” may not itself have been Christian, but it was roughly compatible with Christian practices and drew much of its dynamism from this compatibility. Or at least ...
In Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism, I argue that life projects like these, enforced by the current organization of capitalism, are dehumanizing but can be countered by renewed spiritual projects of similar depth and scope whereby one strives to orient one’s life to God.
With certain significant caveats in place, which I will name, I find that capitalism is largely compatible with Christian ethics. Christian Ethics and Market Economic Activity. What do we mean by capitalism? Capitalism is a system of economic and social relations built around several key institutions.
This article by Elisa Owen examines the compatibility of Christian ethics and capitalism, while also exploring the overlap and differences between the disciplines of theology and economic theory.
Oct 6, 2020 · In its core philosophy, therefore, capitalism is opposed to the medieval Church – and even more opposed to Old Testament economics and early Christianity. Inequality and competitiveness have become essential components of the paradigm.
In his 1904 classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber argued that capitalism’s initial “spirit” may not itself have been Christian, but it was roughly compatible with Christian practices and drew much of its dynamism from this compatibility.
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Miroslav Volf and David French discuss economy, morality, and human flourishing—looking in particular at the questions of whether capitalism and conservative moral values can coexist, and how the demands of Jesus’s ethics implicate free market economy.