# Oliver Cromwell — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> Oliver Cromwell in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell

**First appearance:** 0009-iv-the-religious-foundations-of-worldly-asceticism

## Who they are

Puritan political leader whose actions and policies are referenced in the context of ascetic Protestantism.

## In the story

### [III: Luther’s Conception of the Calling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/iii-luther-s-conception-of-the-calling)

Cited for his letter to the Long Parliament, showing a capitalistic line of thought despite his Puritanism.

### [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)

Baxter opposed his usurpation, yet served under his government.

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