# Robert Barclay — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> Robert Barclay in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Barclay, Robert Barclay

**First appearance:** 0013-d-the-baptist-sects

## Who they are

Quaker apologist whose writings are cited in the discussion of the Baptist sects and their ethics.

## In the story

### [The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/iv-the-religious-foundations-of-worldly-asceticism)

Quaker theologian whose view of the calling is described as Thomistic.

### [D. The Baptist Sects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/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.

### [V: Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/v-asceticism-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism)

Representative of Quaker ethics; his 'Apology' is cited as an example of ascetic ethics.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/endnotes)

Barclay's 'Apology for the True Christian Divinity' is referenced regarding Quaker teachings on separation and the proper use of callings.

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