Max Weber. You can read more about him in the link provided at the bottom of this question.
I'm not sure about all his views but he's famous for a book called The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism where he analyzes Protestant values and how they were a driving force behind capitalism.
There is a famous book by Max Weber called The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. His thesis is that Protestantism created the values that developed capitalism.
Jonathan James Thomas Reilly has written: 'The capitalist ethic and the spirit of Puritanism' -- subject(s): Capitalism, Christian ethics, Protestant churches, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Capitalism
Max Weber traced the social invention of capitalism to the Protestant Reformation. He argued that the Protestant work ethic, particularly in Calvinism, played a significant role in shaping the values and behaviors that led to the rise of capitalism in Western societies.
Max Weber suggested in 1904 that certain tenets of Protestantism were more favorable to commerce and thus led to the rise of capitalism in his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.Karl Marx earlier suggested the reverse connection; that the rise of commerce and capitalism in Europe led to the Protestant Reformation. That would have been in the second half of the 19th century (1870 -ish).
Max Weber introduced the term "Protestant work ethic" to describe a belief system that emphasizes hard work, thrift, and self-discipline as a means to achieve success and salvation in Protestant Christian societies.
Occidental rationalism (or instrumental rationalism) is the specific type of rationalism that the sociologist Max Weber claimed to have developed in Western societies over the past couple of hundred years. Specifically this developed out in predominantly Protestant countries and was the result of ascetic values associated with such sects. He explored these notions in the book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
Fear of starvation.For some colonies it is referred to as the Protestant Ethic or the Protestant Work Ethic or The Puritan Work Ethic.
According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of capitalism. He argued that the values associated with Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, promoted hard work, frugality, and a sense of individual responsibility, which contributed to the development of a capitalist economy. This ethic helped to create a culture that valued economic success as a sign of personal virtue and divine favor.
Max Weber argued that the Protestant Ethic, particularly Calvinism, emphasized hard work, self-discipline, and asceticism. These values led individuals to accumulate wealth through diligence and frugality, which in turn fueled the development of capitalism. Weber believed that the idea of predestination and the belief that success in this world was a sign of salvation motivated individuals to engage in economic activities and pursue capital accumulation.
J. M. Barbalet has written: 'Weber, passion and profits' -- subject(s): Capitalism, Religious aspects of Capitalism, Protestant churches, Protestant work ethic, History and criticism 'Citizenship' -- subject(s): Citizenship, Social classes 'Religion and the state' -- subject(s): Religion and state, Congresses
The reformer who believed that business success was a sign of God's grace was Max Weber, a German sociologist and philosopher. Weber's theory of the "Protestant work ethic" suggested that the values of hard work, thrift, and success in business were linked to the teachings of Calvinism. This idea was presented in his work "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism".