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Its theologians consider sin the root source of poverty, the sin in question being exploitative capitalism and class war by the rich against the poor. In the United States, the Social Gospel was pursued in response to increased ideas of capitalist ideas and social Darwinism , calling on protections of people against perceived threats from ...
To do so, one would first have to find a general concept of religion and then clarify whether the phenomenon of capitalism can be subsumed under it, along with traditional religions. There is still no general definition of religion in the social sciences; even Weber, who only described religious practices, abandoned the attempt to define it.
It can be argued that private charity is insufficient because the benefits from it accrue to people other than those who make the gifts-again a neighborhood effect. I am distressed by the sight of poverty; I am benefited by its alleviation; but I am benefited equally whether I or someone else pays for its alleviation; the benefits of other ...
The same thing is shown in the figures of religious affiliation almost wherever capitalism, at the time of its great expansion, has had a free hand to alter the social distribution of the population in accordance with its needs, and to determine its occupational structure. The more freedom it has had, the more clearly is the effect shown.
Michael Moore's film Capitalism: A Love Story also features a religious component where Moore examines whether or not capitalism is a sin and whether Jesus would be a capitalist, [82] in order to shine light on the ideological contradictions among evangelical conservatives who support free market ideals.
“This generation believes that without capitalism, people will have a better chance of surviving and succeeding,” said Scott Hasting, who, as an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Betworthy is ...
Although not a detailed study of Protestantism but rather an introduction to Weber's later studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economics (The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism 1915, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism 1916, and Ancient Judaism 1917), The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argues that Puritan ethics and ideas ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said "our economic system" has helped some people thrive from the "exploitation" of workers and the environment.