As early as 1932, in his book Entwicklungsgesetze des Kapitalismus, Müller-Armack had contrasted capitalism with Marxist developmental theory, presenting capitalism as a process open to influence by “action” (Tat) and “will” (Wille). Decisive voluntarism could and would suffice to overcome the mounting crisis of capitalism. … His Das Jahrhundert ohne Gott (Century without god) eventually appeared in 1948, and his Diagnose unserer Gegenwart (Diagnosis of the present time) was published in 1949. The two books marked the timely completion of his transition from a fervent supporter of Italian fascism and Nazi Party membership in Germany during the 1930s to a proselytizer of (Protestant) Christianity as a key source for the postwar value orientation.

Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, loc. 537