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Schumpeter's theological roots? Harnack and the origins of creative destruction

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posted on 2023-06-08, 17:49 authored by Paul NightingalePaul Nightingale
This short research note highlights the similarity between Schumpeter's theory of creative destruction and the work of his contemporary, the German theologian Adolf von Harnack (1851-1930). The note provides a brief over-view of Harnack's concepts and terminology and highlights their similarity to Schumpeterian ideas about routinisation, charismatic entrepreneurial leadership, and creative destruction. While the evidence is far from conclusive it does suggest that the similarity merits closer attention that could potentially lead to changes to the received understanding of the theory of creative destruction. In particular, it suggests a need to potentially reassess the position of Schumpeter within a wider Weberian tradition.

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University of Sussex

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Brighton, Sussex

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2014-07-14

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2016-03-22

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2016-03-22

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