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Response paper to Protestant Ethic & The Spirit of Capitalism (Theories of Religion and Society)


Weber explanation about Protestant Ethic & The Spirit Of Capitalism has proven that religion has a big attention with material things, not only transcendent thing. It implies that religion has broader concentration than people commonly think about. Based on Weber explanation, religion plays an important role, as a basic values of capitalism then it has been developed as an ethic of economic activity.
Many people accused that religion is busy with something unreal and beyond the world. It is absolutely wrong when Weber gave us a good example with his theory in protestant ethic, especially in Calvinism. Calvinism has encouraged its adherent to be more diligent, make happiness and work hardly, or in simple word, become rich people. If they are rich, they can reach the heaven easily and fast. It is logical, because when we are rich so we can do many good things such as helping the others, donating our money for the orphans and concentrating our worship without worrying our need.
This explanation also gives the doubt or claiming from Marx who does not believe in religion. Marx said that religion is opium for escaping from the problems. It is absolutely wrong because religion in protestant ethic is a way to lead our life better than before, not for escaping. Religion also does not make its adherents addicted because religion always reminds its adherents to be more conscious than before.
Religion is one the biggest spirits for life. It is not debatable anymore although many people do not believe and try to reduce the role of religion in the whole life. Religion still plays an important thing in our life.
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