Post Tagged 'Protestant Ethic'

March 25, 2015

Radio Free Acton: Gene Veith on Reformation and Vocation

A few weeks back, Acton welcomed Gene Edward Veith to the Mark Murray Auditorium as part of the 2015 Acton Lecture Series. This week, I had the opportunity to talk with Veith for this edition of Radio Free Acton. Continue Reading...

March 16, 2015

Video & Audio: Gene Veith On The Real Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism

Max Weber’s classic study The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism made the case that the Reformation had a major impact on the rise of free market capitalism. But according to Gene Edward Veith, Weber misunderstood what it was about the Reformation that caused that impact. Continue Reading...