In The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber traced the way one form of Christianity preceded and contributed to the development of capitalism. The problem for religion, according to Weber, was that once it had done its work, it was absorbed into the general spirit that capitalism created.

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Max Weber argued that the Protestant work ethic, which emphasized hard work, frugality, and discipline, laid the foundation for capitalism to emerge. However, once capitalism was established, religion lost its significance and was absorbed into the broader ethos of capitalism.

In the Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism