LSR 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Worship God, Puritans, John Calvin
10 Feb 2016
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Def: non work behaviour in which people engage during their free. Roman authors: otium began to be for negotium"s sake: leisure began to be for works sake, instead of leisure being the highest activity, now leisure sometimes serves work. Belief that there was unlimited potential in human nature time where there was an outpouring of intellectual endeavor. Martin luther (1483-1546: a german reformer, rejected this dualistic view, thought the contemplative life was not special, argued that all of life is sacred. Some should not be seen as more sacred or spiritual than others that made work sacred as well: didn"t see that all life should be devoted to work. Saw that rest was also important and that there were limits to work. Emphasis upon individual responsibility, work, living a life that is serious reformers obedient to god, saw all types of work as having spiritual significance, being industrialist, thrift.
