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

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wyclif, John Wyclif

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

## Who they are

English theologian and early Protestant precursor.

## In the story

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

### [II: The Economic Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/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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