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Five hundred years ago
the Protestant Reformation inspired profound theological, ecclesial, economic,
and social transformations. But what impact does the Protestant tradition have
today? And what might it have? This volume addresses such questions, focusing on
the economic and ecological implications of the Protestant doctrine of grace. In
the late twentieth-century, a number of Protestant scholars countered Max
Weber's famous work on Protestantism and capitalism by arguing that Calvin and
Luther were prophetic critics of early capitalist practices. While acknowledging
the importance of this scholarship, Terra Rowe argues that a more nuanced
approach is necessary. This narrative tends to purify Protestantism of
capitalist beginnings and does not account for compelling arguments articulated
by proponents of Radical Orthodoxy tying Protestantism?and Protestant grace in
particular?to capitalism. These debates now emerge with increasing urgency in
the face of growing economic injustice and overwhelming evidence of an
ecologically unsustainable economic system, demonstrated most potently by
climate change. In the spirit of ecotheologies resonating with the best of the
Reformation tradition, this book develops a fresh reading of Luther's theology
of grace and his economic ethics in conversation with current reflections on
concepts of the gift and gifting practices.
