The Protestant ethic was rooted in a(n)_____.
A) utilitarian approach
B) consequentialist approach
C) relativist approach
D) formalist approach
E) epistemological approach

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The Protestant ethic was rooted in a formalist approach: honesty and keeping promises were intrinsically good. Religion provided the impetus to hard work and achievement. Human desire and indulgence, said Protestants, should be bent to God's will through self-denial, rational planning, and productivity.

The Protestant Ethic Was Rooted in A(n)_____