RELS 3714 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Verstehen, Emic And Etic, Indulgence
6 Oct 2016
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Weber doesn"t fall under this term: verstehen b. i. Verstehen is emic: protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism c. i. What let uk (tiny country) to colonize so many places? c. ii. Weber noticed that in germany, the protestants vastly outnumbered. Though you weren"t supposed to pursue and invest wealth, but to be frugal with money c. iv. Protestants believed you could use your vocation as devotional c. v. what made protestants more business oriented? c. v. 1. Luther (germany): all work is god"s work c. vi. 1. Sets stage for mundane business dealings as vocation; Practice religion through your everyday occupational activities c. vii. Calvin (switzerland): god alone decides your fate-> appeal directly to. Conveys grace and forgiveness of god through intermediary c. vii. 2. Without intermediaries, how do you recognize god"s favor? c. vii. 2. a. If you make money from a venture, god approves c. viii. Catholicism: loves the poor, condemns the wealthy c. viii. 1.
