The Most Successful Economy In The World

I’m a voracious reader – just ask my wife how many books are on my nightstand at any one time.  While starting the book Doing Business God’s Way (a book on business and economics by Dennis Peacock) I ran across the forward by Joe Johnson, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Business Reform magazine.  The following is an excerpt from that forward which, I believe, says it all about the “why” of our success:

“Early in the 20th Century, a German scholar by the name of Max Weber became interested in why the United States had come to possess the most successful economy in the world.  His intense curiosity eventually led him to years of research, the fruits of which were published as the now-classic book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.  The comprehensive research of this atheist scholar concluded that America had become the world economic leader because of the early American settlers’ and forefathers’ view of God and work.  According to Weber, this biblical worldview, in combination with their deep faith and commitment to God, is what brought such immense success to such a young nation.  Sadly, by the beginning of the 20th century, this great nation had clearly lost its roots of economic success, even as it simultaneously continued to enjoy the fruits being produced by its original values.”

Never thought I’d be agreeing with an atheist!!

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