Mutch, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8054-6649, 2009. Weber and church governance: religious practice and economic activity. Sociological Review, 54 (4), pp. 586-607. ISSN 0038-0261
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Abstract
The debate about the relationship between religion and economic activity in the wake of Weber has been cast largely in terms of belief and values. This article suggests an alternative focus on practice. It argues that taken for granted practices of church governance formed to-hand resources for the organization of economic activity. The argument is developed through an examination of the historical development of church governance practices in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, with particular emphasis on the way in which theological belief gave rise to practices of accountability and record keeping. In turn such practices contributed to a ‘culture of organization’ which had implications for economic activity. A focus on governance practices can help to illuminate enduring patterns of difference in the organization of economic activity.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Description: | The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com |
Publication Title: | Sociological Review |
Creators: | Mutch, A. |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Date: | 2009 |
Volume: | 54 |
Number: | 4 |
ISSN: | 0038-0261 |
Identifiers: | Number Type 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2009.01863.x DOI |
Rights: | Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Divisions: | Schools > Nottingham Business School |
Record created by: | EPrints Services |
Date Added: | 09 Oct 2015 10:47 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2017 13:39 |
URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18189 |
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