The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism · Character
Robert Barclay
Quaker apologist whose writings are cited in the discussion of the Baptist sects and their ethics.
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Also known as Barclay, Robert Barclay
First appearance: D. The Baptist Sects
Robert Barclay shows up with force in The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quaker theologian whose view of the calling is described as Thomistic.
Robert Barclay first appears in 0013 d the baptist sects.
In The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism: Quaker theologian whose view of the calling is described as Thomistic.
Later, in D. The Baptist Sects: Quaker theologian; viewed the obligation to one's calling in Thomistic terms (naturali ratione), weakening the Calvinistic conception of the calling.
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- The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism
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- V: Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism
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