The religious roots of the secular West

Cantoni, Davide; Dittmar, Jeremiah und Yuchtman, Noam (31. October 2017): The religious roots of the secular West. The Protestant Reformation and the allocation of resources in Europe. : CEPR Press; VoxEU

Abstract

Five hundred years ago today, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the Wittenberg Castle church door critiquing Catholic Church corruption, setting off the Protestant Reformation. This column argues that the Reformation not only transformed Western Europe's religious landscape, but also led to an immediate and large secularisation of Europe’s political economy.

• Item Type: Other
• Keywords: Economic history; Martin Luther; protestant reformation; secularisation
• Faculties: Economics > Chairs > Chair of Economic History
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics
• Language: English