# John Calvin — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> John Calvin in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Calvin, 400 Calvin

**First appearance:** 0010-a-calvinism

## Who they are

Theologian whose doctrine of predestination forms a key foundation for ascetic Protestantism.

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