# John Knox — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism character guide

> John Knox in Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John Knox, Knox

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

## Who they are

Scottish Protestant reformer and founder of Presbyterianism.

## In the story

### [I: The Medieval Background](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/i-the-medieval-background)

Mentioned as one of the reformers who agreed that social morality is the province of the Church.

### [IV: The Puritan Movement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/iv-the-puritan-movement)

Produced a Scottish edition of the godly discipline.

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