THE ACQUSITIVE SOCIETY

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The Acquisitve Society, written by a distinguished social and economic historuan, examines the role of religion in the rise of capitalism. Arguing that material acquisitiveness is morally wrong and a corrupting social infuence, the author draws upon his profound knowledge of labor and politics to show how concentrated wealth distorts economic policies. Colorful but credible, this study offers a timeless vision of alternative means toward a just economic, social, and intellectual order.

R.H. Tawney(1880-1962) was an English writer, economist, historian, social critic and university professor, a leading advocate of Christian Socialism and an imporatnat proponent of adult educaiton.