Religion and the Rise of Capitalism · Character
John Wyclif
English theologian and early Protestant precursor.
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Also known as Wyclif, John Wyclif
First appearance: religion and the rise of capitalism
John Wyclif shows up with force in The Social Organism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his criticism of craft gilds as conspiratorial and divisive, and his teaching that the 'just man is already lord of all' is presented as an example of indifferentism.
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In The Social Organism: Quoted for his criticism of craft gilds as conspiratorial and divisive, and his teaching that the 'just man is already lord of all' is presented as an example of indifferentism.
Later, in II: The Economic Revolution: Used as a temporal marker: the economic organization of England under Henry VII differed little from that of Wyclif's age, emphasizing the rapid change by Henry VIII's death.
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