The Protestant Work Ethic

The Protestant Work Ethic was a new way of seeing work and working. Some important figures that had contributed to the new ideal of working was Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant movement, and John Calvin. Their combined beliefs about working was the will of God and therefore a way to serve him. Martin Luther, believed that God had implented the caste system and moving in the social ladder was considered a sin, because you were defying the word of God. Calvin on the other hand, believed that it was okay to move in the social ladder, because it was one's social duty to do one's best to work hard.