Religion and Economic Action

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The Problem and the Controversy	p. 1
Weber's Hypotheses	p. 1
Their Current Influence	p. 4
The Controversy	p. 8
The Problem	p. 24
The Spirit of Puritanism and the Spirit of Capitalism	p. 27
The Puritan Fathers	p. 27
Secularisation and the Ideological Revolution	p. 48
Benjamin Franklin	p. 55
The Captains of Industry	p. 67
Summary	p. 79
Virtue, Interest and Wealth	p. 81
Diligence and Thrift	p. 81
High and Low Interest Rates	p. 87
Correlations and Concepts	p. 96
Correlations and Causality	p. 96
Protestantism and Progress	p. 102
The Free Churches and Economic Prosperity	p. 121
Weber's Starting Point	p. 137
Conclusion	p. 151
Index	p. 155
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