Sociology of Rulership and Religion
Analytical Contents

1. Types of Rulership

* Charisma of Rulership
* Priestly Legitimation
* Hierocracy and Theocracy
* Caesaro-papism

2. Hierocratic Domination

* The Church
* Hierocratic Regulation of Life
* Office vs. Personal Charisma
* Hierocratic Use of the Monk

3. Monasticism and Rulership

* Power of Monasticism
* Monasticism and Caesaro-papism
* Monasticism and Hierocracy
Mendicant Orders
The Jesuit
* Methodical Conduct of the Monk

4. Political and Religious Powers

* Political Community and Patron Gods
* Struggle between Political Power and Hierocracy
* Hierocratic Foundations
* Solidarity of Political Powers and Hierocracy
* Historical Accidents of the Power-struggle

5. Social Conditions of Rulership

* Citizen and Hierocracy
* Rationality of Citizenry Work
* Irrationality of Peasantry Work
* Rationalization of Religion
* Priesthood and Citizen
* Religion and Class
* Feudalism and Religion

6. Economic Effect of Rulership

* Temple Economy
Temple Land
Ancient Temple Economy
Monastic Crafts
Church Economy
* Hierocratic Economy
Hierocratic Traditionalism
Antipathy to Capitalism
* Anti-economy of Charismatic Religion
Early Christianity
* Church's Accommodation to Economy
* Usury
Catholic Ban
Calvinist Justification
* Catholic Economy
Catholic Regulation
Lack of Vocational Premium

7. Occidental and Oriental Rulership

* Catholic Rationalism
* Occidental Hierocracy vs. Oriental Caesaro-papism

8. Capitalism and Democracy

* Impact of Democracy
* Impact of Modern Capitalism
* Hierocratic Accommodation
* The Reformation
Lutheranism
Calvinism
Predestination
Calling
Inner-worldly Asceticism
* Judaism
Casuistic Ethic
Oath Confederation
Jewish Hierocracy
Capitalism and Judaism
* The Sect
Congregationalism
Baptists and Quakers
Discipline of Sect
Hierocracy vs. Sect
* Separation of State and Religion
Freedom vs. Tolerance
Sect and Freedom of Conscience