David B. Shemano wrote: > I would suggest that when you think about your question and do your analysis, > you should differentiate (1) capitalism from modernization, and (2) > theological Islam from cultural behavior of various Moslems. It is fully > possible that theology and culture were no real impediment to commerce in the > relatively static pre-Modern world, but were impediments to incorporating the > dynamic/revolutionary aspects of the scientific and industrial revolutions.
I'm worry about whether or not _Christianity_ is compatible with capitalism. Born and raised non-Christian (i.e., as a Unitarian), I thought that Christianity was about "loving thy neighbor as thyself." But capitalism is about aggressive greed, the accumulation of power after power. If so, Christianity seems to adapted more to capitalism than vice-versa. I'm not sure what "modernization" is. It seems to involve thinking that we are superior to people in the past. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
