How does Robinson crusoe become a religious man?

DeFoe'sbecomes a religious man because of his
labor and (eventual) deference to God.

George Starr argues in his article
" and the Myth of Mammon," that the 17th century faithful believed hard work must be
coupled with a dependence on God."Providence," Starr says, "does not excuse man
from action but calls him to it and sustains him in it."

Defoe expresses
this sentiment in an essay he titled, "Serious Reflections," saying:"(W)e are to
trust Providence with our estates, but to use, at the same time, all diligence in our callings,
so we are to trust Providence with our safety, but with our eyes open to all its necessary
cautions, warnings, and instructions."

This is precisely what brings
Crusoe around:accepting hard work and trusting in God to sustain him.One is useless without the
other.It is not, as Star argues,"either/or" but rather
"both/and."Eventually, Crusoe understands this and he learns "thankfulness and
resignation."