| The Destiny of Modern Societies: The Calvinist Predestination of a New Society Contributor(s): Zafirovski (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004176292 ISBN-13: 9789004176294 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $246.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: This book is a sociological analysis of the relationship between modern society, in particular America, and Calvinism in the Weberian tradition. While the book continues this tradition, it further expands, elaborates on, and goes beyond earlier sociological analyses. The book examines the impact of Calvinism on modern society as a whole, thus extending, elaborating on, and going beyond the previous analyses of the influence of the Calvinist religion only on the capitalist economy. It analyzes how Calvinism has determined most contemporary social institutions, including political, civic, cultural, and economic, in its respective societies, particularly, through its derivative Puritanism, America. For that purpose, the book applies the idea of the destiny of societies or nations to American society in particular. It argues, demonstrates, and illustrates the Calvinist societal "predestination," through the Puritan determination, of American society . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christianity - Calvinist - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.684 |
| LCCN: 2009014168 |
| Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences (Brill Academic) |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.7" (2.60 lbs) 621 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a sociological analysis of the relationship between modern society, in particular America, and Calvinism in the Weberian tradition. While the book continues this tradition, it further expands, elaborates on, and goes beyond earlier sociological analyses. The book examines the impact of Calvinism on modern society as a whole, thus extending, elaborating on, and going beyond the previous analyses of the influence of the Calvinist religion only on the capitalist economy. It analyzes how Calvinism has determined most contemporary social institutions, including political, civic, cultural, and economic, in its respective societies, particularly, through its derivative Puritanism, America. For that purpose, the book applies the idea of the destiny of societies or nations to American society in particular. It argues, demonstrates, and illustrates the Calvinist societal "predestination", through the Puritan determination, of American society . |
