and the economic ethics of modern capitalist activity (Giddens, 1971, p. 131).
The real point of that statement is that the religious component of capitalism starts from a different place than from religion conceived of as the devotion to God and "otherworldly" things, which is prominent in Catholic doctrine.
The idea of a rationalistic economic ethic has its source in the Reformation since it is connected to the idea of economic activity as "calling" that is "fulfillment of a God-given task" (p. 367). The activity has to be systematic and full of order, not chaos. That is, it has to be rational a
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