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The Reformation marked the end of Middle Ages and the beginning of modern times. Instead of generating the true spirit of Christ, that is, the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, the Reformation made thousands suffer on account of their religion. The tragedy of the Reformation was the unresolved tension which arose from the fact that the interpretation of the fundamentals of faith was left to an unsure and changing Church government and its theologians. The Council of Trent took it as its mighty task to safeguard the Old Faith from the devastating attacks of the innovation and to restore Catholic faith and ecclesiastical discipline. Trent could valiantly defend her hierarchical constitution and successfully repel the religious subjectivism of the reformers. Thus the Reformation which threatened to destroy the Catholic Church gave the impetus for a counter-reformation, i.e., to the religious revival and Catholic restoration. Though the Reformation was religious in character, it had far-reaching effects in all fields. Thus it helped in the shaping of the modern world, along with other movements. The question whether Reformation helped the modern people or not could be answered from the effects it produced in different lands and at different times. Reformation paved the way for Catholic restoration or Counter-reformation.

The Reformation marked the end of Middle Ages and the beginning of modern times. Instead of generating the true spirit of Christ, that is, the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, the Reformation made thousands suffer on account of their religion. The tragedy of the Reformation was the unresolved tension which arose from the fact that the interpretation of the fundamentals of faith was left to an unsure and changing Church government and its theologians. The Council of Trent took it as its mighty task to safeguard the Old Faith from the devastating attacks of the innovation and to restore Catholic faith and ecclesiastical discipline. Trent could valiantly defend her hierarchical constitution and successfully repel the religious subjectivism of the reformers. Thus the Reformation which threatened to destroy the Catholic Church gave the impetus for a counter-reformation, i.e., to the religious revival and Catholic restoration. Though the Reformation was religious in character, it had far-reaching effects in all fields. Thus it helped in the shaping of the modern world, along with other movements. The question whether Reformation helped the modern people or not could be answered from the effects it produced in different lands and at different times. Reformation paved the way for Catholic restoration or Counter-reformation.

Von Max Weber stammt die große These, dass der protestantische Geist eine der großen Antriebskräfte des modernen Kapitalismus sei. Religiöse Grundlagen der innerweltlichen Askese, Luthers Berufsbegriff, Calvinismus und englischer Puritanismus haben nach Weber direkt die Entwicklung des neuzeitlichen Wirtschaftsstils beeinflusst. Die These ist nicht unbestritten geblieben und bis heute ein markanter Ausgangspunkt für Diskussionen. Was lässt sich heute, im 21. Jahrhundert, über den Geist des Kapitalismus sagen? Hat Ethik auf die globalen Finanzmärkte und das Produktionssystem überhaupt noch Einfluss? Wie wirkt der Geist der Reformation auf das herausgeforderte ordnungspolitische Modell der sozialen Marktwirtschaft? Passen Privatrechtsgesellschaft, Marktdynamik und christliche Nächstenliebe zusammen oder wankt der offene Markt, gerade weil es an einer religiös fundierten Ethik fehlt? Vier Autoren versuchen, aus unterschiedlicher Perspektive auf diese Fragen zu antworten.InhaltsübersichtWerner Plumpe: Die ökonomische Bedeutung des reformatorischen Denkens. Zur wirtschaftshistorischen Bedeutung des religiösen Wandels im 16. Jahrhundert – Reinhard Kardinal Marx: Die Katholische Soziallehre und die Herausforderung der Freiheit – Wolfgang Huber: Weltlicher Gottesdienst. Zur Aktualität der reformatorischen Wirtschaftsethik – Udo Di Fabio: Reformatorische Ethik zwischen Logik der Wirtschaft und Privatautonomie des Lebensalltags