Calvinism and economic individualism

Over at Speculations and Such, Jonathan has an insightful comment on R.H. Tawney’s Religion and the Rise of Capitalism which includes the following, relevant to an historical understanding of the social implications of Calvinism:
Tawney… makes the important point that “[b]oth an intense individualism and a rigorous Christian socialism could be deduced from Calvin’s doctrine. Which [...]

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Wolterstorff on Calvin and the poor

Hoisted from the comments – er, comment (thanks, Mom) - following my last post on Wolterstorff:
Is therefore Calvinism not only reformation of the church, but also the social order, by nature and natural outpouring of the church’s reform?
In Wolterstorff’s fourth chapter he devotes some space to answering this question – or rather, to allowing Calvin and [...]

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