HIST104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ernst Troeltsch, Geoffrey Chaucer, Carlos Eire

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The west in the age of religion and global expansion in the early modern period. Early 20th century historiography of protestant reformation (protestant ethic thesis) Max weber (german sociologist)- protestant reformation is a great historical process; reformation itself is a movement to reject traditional folk beliefs: the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism (1904) Calvinist predestination (strict ethical conduct) indirectly led discipline business when people worked secular world. Heidelberg theologian ernst troeltsch, reformation of modernization/protestant work ethic: sweeping movement. Keith thomas talks about the reformation as a transitional stage before modern society (reason/science: time of sweeping change in europe; whiped out old folk beliefs, religion and the decline of magic. E(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)ipated e(cid:374)glish popula(cid:272)e (cid:858)superstitious(cid:859) u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:449)orld/pro(cid:272)ess spread quickly. Other early modern historians who focused on the reformation as sweeping change includes bernhard volger, richard can dulmen, and carlos eire similar points.

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