# Thomas Adams — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> Thomas Adams in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Thomas Adams

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

## Who they are

Puritan preacher whose sermons are quoted to illustrate the practical ethics of the movement.

## In the story

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

Adams is quoted on the distinction between civil and religious conduct, illustrating Puritan formalism.

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