Industriousness as an Essentially Judeo-Christian Virtue.

Authors

  • Gabriel Zanotti Instituto Acton - Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55614/27093824.v1i1.7

Keywords:

Productivity, Austerity, Sacrifice, Capitalism, Judeo-Christianity

Abstract

The image of the "protestant spirit of capitalism" and of the virtues generally associated with commerce (productivity, austerity, sacrifice, punctuality, frugality, compliance with contracts) have been expanded as much as necessarily related to a Calvinist vision of one's own salvation, that it has been forgotten that industriousness, personal sanctification by and at work, is a mandate from Genesis that has nothing to do with the division between Protestants and Catholics. One could even say that the active laity produced by Protestantism in the 16th century is a reminder to Catholicism of its own tradition.

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

Zanotti, G. (2018). Industriousness as an Essentially Judeo-Christian Virtue. Revista Fe Y Libertad, 1(1), 101–108. https://doi.org/10.55614/27093824.v1i1.7

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