The idea that Protestants work harder and build stronger economies than Catholics is more than 100 years old. First proposed by German sociologist Max Weber, the "Protestant work ethic" has been ...
Written in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber argues that certain aspects of Protestantism, particularly the belief in a calling and predestination, fostered a ...
If you don't like the work ethic, blame the Protestants. As the theory goes, Protestant ministers greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution, preaching hard work as a path to salvation, thus ...
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