PLACE OF THE CHRISTIAN VALUES IN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
The article is devoted to the issue of the industrial society genesis in Western Europe. The author considers the process of genesis and formation of the industrial society institute in the light of reformative events and correspondingly transformations in the religious live of the European people. An increase of entrepreneurial and economical activities is related to Protestantism appearing, as well as reassessment of religious mentality of the ascetic morals of the Middle Ages in favor of the acquisitiveness. Summarizing, the author comes to the conclusion that the aforementioned processes have, quite apart from the economic positive effects, distinct negative features of secularised industrial society, which in turn cast doubts on the modern principals of tolerance