Kirby, B (2019) Pentecostalism, economics, capitalism: putting the Protestant Ethic to work. Religion, 49 (4). pp. 571-591. ISSN 0048-721X
Abstract
In recent years, academic interest in the nexus between Pentecostalism, economics, and capitalism has grown significantly. Notably, the vast majority of publications that have addressed this interface are to some degree conceptually framed by Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. In this article I consider what The Protestant Ethic might contribute to our understanding of the relationship between Pentecostalism and capitalism. First, I assess a particularly noteworthy attempt to draw Pentecostalism into Weber’s genealogical account which draws a series of parallels between Pentecostalism and ascetic Protestantism. Second, I discuss the merits of an approach that is not primarily genealogical but remains indebted to the concepts that Weber introduces, elaborating a new affinity between Pentecostalism and capitalism in its present iteration. With this article, I seek to comprehensively extend the scope and sharpen the conceptual underpinnings of future analysis and empirical work in this area.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article, published in Religion. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Pentecostalism; Prosperity Gospel; economics; capitalism; Max Weber; Protestant Ethic; global development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number British Academy PF2\180014 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2019 09:53 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2020 17:07 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0048721X.2019.1573767 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142354 |