▁patterns ▁of ▁action ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁economic ▁progress . ▁Both ▁facil itated ▁the ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁capital , ▁so ▁crit ically ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁nations ." ▁ ▁German ▁the olog ian ▁Friedrich ▁Wilhelm ▁Graf ▁notes : ▁" So ci olog ists ▁of ▁religion ▁like ▁Peter ▁L . ▁Ber ger ▁and ▁David ▁Martin ▁have ▁interpreted ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁revolution ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁as ▁implicit ▁support ▁of ▁basic ▁elements ▁of ▁We ber ' s ▁th esis . ▁[...] ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁many ▁p ious ▁persons ▁there ▁interpret ▁their ▁transition ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁to ▁Protest ant ▁Pent ec ost al ▁con greg ations ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁a ▁moral ▁idea ▁that ▁promises ▁long - term ▁economic ▁g ains ▁through ▁strong ▁inner world ly ▁asc etic ism . ▁The ▁strict ▁asc etic ▁self - dis cipl ine ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁successfully ▁institution al ized ▁in ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁con greg ations , ▁the ▁read iness ▁to ▁work ▁more ▁and ▁with ▁greater ▁effort ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁less ▁le is ure ly ▁att itudes ▁lead ▁many ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Christians ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁their ▁new ▁faith ▁in ▁God ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁their ▁economic ▁success es ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁economy ▁ ▁Dis en chant ment ▁ ▁Iron ▁c age ▁ ▁M erton ▁th esis ▁ ▁Pro s per ity ▁the ology ▁ ▁Protest ant ▁work ▁eth ic ▁ ▁R ational ization ▁ ▁Social ▁evolution ism ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Mill