In this episode, our guest is Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick, and we talk about religion, how it is related to economic growth, Max Weber's theory on the Protestant Ethic, Erasmus, Luther, power dynamics, and more!

14:00 Religion and Economic Growth

17:00 Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic Theory

21:47 Digging for the Data

28:28 Objections from Various Disciplines

32:15 Diffusion of Ideas, and Innovations

35:59 Power Shift, Luther, and the Church

46:05 Cheezy Questions!

49:55 This or That? Who are you going to write a book with?!