According to Estonian theologian Dr. Johann-Christian Põder, dynamic state reforms along individualist capitalist lines, which he sees as stemming from a more 'Calvinist' approach to society, need to ...
Religious and cultural Lutheran values have shaped Nordic societies for centuries. But instead of encouraging capitalism as in Calvinist Europe, Lutheranism promoted a social-democratic welfare state ...
Hungary’s short and bloody revolution against its Communist overlords in October 1956 was a chance for the churches to make a break for freedom. Pro-Red Calvinist Bishop John Peter was deposed, as was ...
CALVINISM: A HISTORY By D.G. Hart Yale University Press, $35, 352 pages In “Calvinism: A History,” D.G. Hart, a professor of history at Hillsdale College, traces a half-millennium of Reformed ...
A term generally meant to include all Protestant Churches which have accepted the principles of the Reformation. The term more accurately refers to only those churches rooted in Calvinist doctrines, ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Since first published in 1905, sociologists have sought to deal a death-blow to the Weber thesis from an impressive range of approaches. In the face of this onslaught the thesis has shown remarkable ...
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