Chápání trhu a tržního hospodářství v evangelické tradici
The contribution seeks to give a brief sketch of Protestant attitude to individual economic activities starting with the Reformation. It follows the development of socio-economic views in the Protestant churches in the time of Puritanism and later in the 19th century. It touches the famous thesis of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | ces |
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Karolinum Press
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theologica.cz/index.php/theologica/article/view/184 |
| Summary: | The contribution seeks to give a brief sketch of Protestant attitude to individual economic activities starting with the Reformation. It follows the development of socio-economic views in the Protestant churches in the time of Puritanism and later in the 19th century. It touches the famous thesis of Max Weber and its critiques and gives a picture of the birth of the so-called social market economy in Germany. The Protestant view accepts the basic account for market economy – the powerful human motive of self-interest that makes the market economy efficient. At the same time, the Protestant understanding of sin sees taming excessive manifestations of self-interest as inevitable. This brings a need for a continuous critique of the market economy and for efforts to balance its inclination to selfishness through effective mechanisms of social solidarity. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-5588 2336-3398 |