The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism (book)

The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism is an essay written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist. The original edition was published in German, but various translations to English exist.

From the table of content:

American Churches

• Religious Regulation of Life
• Social Credit
• American Sunday
• Meaning of Membership
• Ethical Preaching
• Spread of Sect Principle
• Business Ethos
• American Society
• Social Honor
• American Democracy
• Social Transformation
• Ascetic Work Ethic
• Honesty is the Best Policy
• History of Protestant Sects

   * Pure Church
   * Church vs. Sect
   * Purity of the Lord Supper
   * Charisma vs. Institution
   * Independent Congregation 

• Moral Discipline
• Lay Preaching
• Authority of Charisma
• Brotherhood of a Sect
• Church Discipline in the Middle Ages
• Sect Discipline
• Puritan Ethos
• Modern Individualism
• Guild and Sect

See also

Sociology - Wiki entry on sociology

Protestantism - Wiki entry on protestantism

Sect - Wiki entry on sects

Capitalism - Wiki entry on capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Max Weber work on related subect

External link

Online ebook of The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism