First-Year Writing Seminar (104-8-2)

Topic

Capitalism and Religion in German Thought

Instructors

Christine M Helmer
847/491-2616
Kresge Hall #3341
Office Hours: Wed 2-4 pm on zoom

Meeting Info

Willard Hall B72: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

Max and Marianne Weber

With a focus on Max Weber's famous work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, this course explores Max and Marianne Weber's trip to America in 1904; Max Weber's relationship with W.E.B. DuBois; Marianne Weber's contributions to feminist theory; and the relation between religion and economics.

Class Materials (Required)

The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Paperback - April 1, 2002

Max Weber (Author), Peter Baehr (Author), Gordon C. Wells (Author) ISBN : 0140439218

Class Attributes

WCAS Writing Seminar