EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Calvinism, Protestantism, Liberal Democracy
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The practice of capitalism, global trade, colonialism, slavery. The dutch east and west india companies. An ethos , attitude, a set of values. Defined by the drive to work more than is necessary for the sake of work, or as a. Need to subject the (sinful) body and the desire to have a sign of salvation (god"s. Compare developments in northern and southern europe in the 16th and 17th. Or compare, say florence, italy during the renaissance, and backwoods centuries pennsylvania . Is there anything else going on during this period. The calvinism of the netherlands contributed to the rise of capitalism, which was celebrated in dutch art of the 16th and 17th centuries. The domestic sphere, work, and public life of the capitalist republic were themes of painting, a kind of mirror of dutch life. That gets people to devote themselves to work, does not seem to have anything to do with religion.
