Social impulses of the Reformation and their importance for the development of the welfare state: Comments from the perspective of the study of Diaconia

Religious traditions had great influence on fundamental concepts of social orders and on the motivations for sociopolitical action. Calvinism is known for its important impulses for the emergence of the capitalist economic system and the resultant welfare state development. Martin Luther’s influence...

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Main Author: Johannes Eurich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage 2018-07-01
Series:Diaconia
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Online Access:https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2018.9.1.3