# Martin Bucer — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism character guide

> Martin Bucer in Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bucer

**First appearance:** 0003-religion-and-the-rise-of-capitalism

## Who they are

German Protestant reformer and theologian.

## In the story

### [The Social Organism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/i-the-social-organism)

Included in the list of reformers whose social theories derive from medieval thought.

### [II: The Continental Reformers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/ii-the-continental-reformers)

Bucer is mentioned as urging the English Government to develop the woollen industry on mercantilist lines, even while denouncing merchant fraud and avarice.

### [Luther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/ii-luther)

Noted for sketching a scheme of social reconstruction for a Christian prince, contributing to the Reformation debate on economic ethics.

### [The Land Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/i-the-land-question)

Tutor of Edward VI and Professor of Divinity at Cambridge; drafted a manual of Christian politics outlining a social program for a Christian renaissance, including state regulation of trade, just prices, and education.

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