Calvinism and more along with Red 178

Odd the way that certain phrases seep into general use without many of us stopping and thinking what they're actually about.

Scotland and a part of Calvinism?

The idea of the Protestant Work Ethic is a cliché now that many of us use (often without consideration of the religious aspect) - having heard an In our Time BBC Radio programme that reflects on it as an idea (précis would be that Protestant Countries were the ones that had Capitalism/Economic success) it seems the common use of the phrase is down to German Sociologist Max Weber I find myself looking up Calvinism - which many of us bandy about also without reference.


[Note 1: I wonder if it's down as much to temperament  and environment/climate as a supposed religious mood music.

Note 2: My feeling had been that Calvinism and it's founder were rooted in Scotland - in fact the umbrella term for the branch of Protestantism, Calvinism is named for the Frenchman Jehan Cauvin.]

Red 178

A big red van

It looks workmanlike doesn't it?