I can make up words as long as I state my presupposition as an un-objective, reformed, female, left-center, texan, evangelical, lutheran post-modern

I spent most of today with Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, a truly challenging book. He totally mischaracterizes Calvinism (and the Puritans). No Calvinist in the history of the planet would agree with his picture. He has the annoying tendency of modern scholars to claim objectivity and then go on to report “facts” that are completely un-objective. Nevertheless, he has some very intriguing things to say and made me think a lot about this heritage that I inherit from the Puritans, and the Enlightenment and the other ingredients that make “the American.” I had hot port at the Druid for date night and J and I had a good, important talk.