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==History==
==History==
Europe in the late [[middle ages]] was in general a corrupt society where thinking of many leaders was marked by [[machiavellianism]]. One significant force which triggered change was the publication of the Bible in the common language of the people. Because people read the Bible, which teaches the need for truth and honesty, their merchants were trusted and the trust between the merchants and their bankers brought the savings needed to finance the ever-rapidly-rising volume of trade. Europe's post-[[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] [[Calvinist]] [[church]]es gave a good model for public life and created a counter culture from which emerged the early [[protestant]] [[Christian]] [[ethics]] of innovation, hard work and mutual trust. This new ethics was firmly based on [[Christ]]'s [[parable]] of the talents and resulted in financial independence for the protestant churches from the culture of corruption around them and contributed to a vigorous trade within and between the protestant countries of [[Switzerland]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Scotland]], [[England]], [[New England]], and [[Prussia]].<ref name="Salt"/>
Europe in the late [[middle ages]] was in general a corrupt society where thinking of many leaders was marked by [[machiavellianism]]. One significant force which triggered change was the publication of the Bible in the common language of the people. Because people read the Bible, which teaches the need for truth and honesty, their merchants were trusted and the trust between the merchants and their bankers brought the savings needed to finance the ever-rapidly-rising volume of trade. Europe's post-[[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] [[Calvinist]] [[church]]es gave a good model for public life and created a counter culture from which emerged the early [[protestant]] [[Christian]] [[ethics]] of innovation, hard work and mutual trust. This new ethics was firmly based on [[Christ]]'s [[parable]] of the talents and resulted in financial independence for the protestant churches from the culture of corruption around them and contributed to a vigorous trade within and between the protestant countries of [[Switzerland]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Scotland]], [[England]], [[New England]], and [[Prussia]].<ref name="Salt"/>
== See also ==
*[[Work ethic]]
==References==
==References==