Despite having been underlined as contrary to established fact, the myth that there is a causal link between Protestantism and the emergence of capitalism persists in the popuar imagination as well as the academy. This article illustrates where Max Weber’s theory contradicts all the available...

Introduction -- Nineteenth Century German Political Economy -- Max Weber and Becoming a Political Economist. 1890-1900 -- Max Weber and Becoming a Social Economist. 1900-1910 -- Max Weber and Sozial Ökonomik. 1910-1920 -- Max Weber's Social Economics. A Path Not Taken.