Santa Clara University Hosts Hans Kung Catholic Theologian and Scholar; Kung to Open the World Religions Exhibit and Address Symposium on Global Human Respons

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symposium will explore ways in which these two concepts can reinforce
one another. Hanson , executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied
Ethics. PHILADELPHIA, Ten grants of $150 ,000 each for
high-level research in the emerging field of "Spiritual Capital" have been
announced by Kimon H.

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The Principal Investigators awarded grants and their projects are:

Peter Berger, Boston University: Spiritual Capital in Developing Societies

Wendy Cadge, Bowdoin College: Comparing Spiritual and Other Forms of
Social Capital: Lessons from the Immigrant Experience

Robert Dowd, University of Notre Dame: Religiosity and Political Culture:
Christians , Muslims and Spiritual Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame: Religious Capital and Public
Policy in the 20th Century

Sriya Iyer, University of Cambridge: Innovation and the Resilience of
Religion

Michael Kremer, Harvard University: The Impact of the Hajj

John Levi Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Structures of Social
and Spiritual Capital in Religious and Nonreligious Groups

Gary Richardson, University of California, Irvine: A Pious and Profitable
Mystery: Guilds, Purgatory, Reformation, the Multiplication of Religious
Denominations, and the Evolution of Industrial Society in Late-Medieval and
Early Modern England

David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame: The Dynamics of Spiritual Capital
in US Congregations

Fenggang Yang, Purdue University: Faith and Trust in the Emerging Market
Economy in China

These funded projects were launched in January 2006 and are up to 24
months in duration.
In "The Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith raised key questions for the
economic analysis of religion and looked at the effects of competition among
religions and the dangers of government of religion.

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He was appointed
chair of Fundamental Theology at Tubingen University, and later served
as director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research for the
university . Sargeant, the director of the Spiritual Capital Research
Program based at the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science. "The newly funded studies will
go a long way towards illuminating these dynamics and providing insights to
the benefit of humanity. Just 100 years ago Max
Weber published his provocative work "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.

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m. The Spiritual Capital Research Program is designed to
fund innovative research that could lead to new understandings of religion's
role in economic, social and political life."
"The mutual interaction of religion and economics is an important, but
neglected area for research and public policy," says William Grassie ,
executive director of the Metanexus Institute.

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Although religion and
spirituality are rich sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance."
Following a call for proposals , 43 finalists were chosen to submit full
proposals from a pool of more than 560 applicants, representing many of the
top research institutions in the United States and abroad.metanexus.

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The symposium (8:30 a.
Kung is the author of the proposal of the InterAction Council for
a Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities, starting with the
Fundamental Principals for Humanity, article 1, "Every person,
regardless of gender, ethnic origin, social status, political opinion,
language, age, nationality, or religion, has a responsibility to treat
all people in a humane way.N. Ethics center
programs include: biotechnology and health care ethics; business
ethics; K-12 character education; philosophical questions in applied
ethics, public policy and government ethics; and emerging issues in
ethics.

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Distinguished nationally by the second-highest graduation rate among
all U.scu. "Although the social
sciences have often minimized the importance of religion , there is now a
growing openness among scholars to consider how trust, behavioral norms and
religion can profoundly shape economic, political and social developments."
Since then, social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries .metanexus.

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integrating ethics into their courses and helps businesses, schools,
hospitals and other organizations put ethics to work.
"It is essential in today's world that scholars take seriously the broader
significance of spiritual capital ," says Sargeant.
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in the Mayer Theatre. Other speakers include Malcolm Fraser, former
Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia, and Bertrand Ramcharan,
former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights., is a nationally recognized resource for people and
organizations that want to study and apply an ethical approach to
decision-making.

Ten Grants of $150 000 Each Awarded for Research on 'Spiritual Capital' By Metanexus Institute

As with the Spiritual Capital Research Program's initial
grants, awarded in 2005, the results of this new research will be disseminated
through scholarly and lay publications, conferences, speaking engagements and
websites.

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The Principal Investigators heading these teams and their
projects are:

Laurence Iannaccone, George Mason University: Creating an "Ecology" for
the Study of Religion, Economics, and Spiritual Capital

Timur Kuran, University of Southern California: The Role of Religion in
the Economic Performance of Civilizations

Robert Woodberry, University of Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and
Economic Change

Each of these three projects began in March 2005 and is 30 months in
duration .

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About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit , Catholic
university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,213
students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences,
business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees .S. More information is online at www.
Project summaries may be found online at
http://www .

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The opening reception is scheduled for March
31, from 5:30-6:30 p.-4.org

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theologian and philosophy scholar Hans Kung will open the Global Ethic
Foundation's "World's Religions: Common Ethical Values" exhibit at
Santa Clara University.scu. Metanexus is
a leader in a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the dynamic
interface between cosmos, nature, and culture in communities and on campuses
throughout the world.
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Kung's lecture on commonalities between
Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam will begin at 6. "We are honored to have him speak at Santa Clara University on
this critical topic.

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All 13 grantees will meet annually in 2006 and 2007 to discuss
their projects and begin building the network for this new field of study.templeton.

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TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, PLEASE CALL BRONWYN HOGAN AT
408-554-5126. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 180,000 monthly page views and 8000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries .

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(Logo: http://www.newscom. The aim of the program is
to catalyze the development of this interdisciplinary research field, which
may become a vital new field in the social sciences. Projects include the Local
Societies Initiative, the Templeton Research Lectures, and topical
interdisciplinary research projects such as the Spiritual Transformation
Scientific Research Program, Spiritual Capital Research Program, and the
Templeton Advanced Research Program as well as other endeavors.

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The exhibit has been shown at the United
Nations Plaza, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

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SCU's Recital Hall) is sponsored by the Global Leadership and Ethics
Program of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, in cooperation with
the InterAction Council."

Both events are free and open to the public. Only in recent years have leading scholars, including
Nobel laureate economists Gary Becker and Robert Fogel and political
scientists John DiIulio and Robert Putnam, called renewed attention to the
effects of spiritual and religious practices, beliefs and institutions on
economics , politics and societies.

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Kung's recent emphasis has moved from theology to the global
responsibilities of Christians.

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He calls for every faith to
self-reflect, since, as he says, none has access to absolute truth. For further information, please
contact Christopher Stawski at 215-789-2200 or spiritualcapital@metanexus .net.

The Spiritual Capital Research Program is interested in supporting high-
level, impartial scholarship on the contribution of religion - both for good
and for ill - to economic and social developments.net

The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at
the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and
empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives
from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise .

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The World Religions exhibit, at SCU's Arts and Sciences Building,
runs through June 2005.
The InterAction Council has proposed a Universal Declaration of
Human Responsibilities to complement the United Nations Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. He was a noted spiritual advisor to the second Vatican
Council (1962-65) and is one of the 20 co-authors of the manifesto for
the U. "Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations. He
hopes that a global ethic will emerge out of the interaction between
religions.

About the Markkula Canter for Applied Ethics

Founded in 1986, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has grown
into one of the four most active university -based ethics centers in
the United States. The ten new
Spiritual Capital grantees, representing disciplines such as economics,
history, political science, and sociology, were selected from these finalists
following a rigorous peer review process.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.

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Born in Switzerland in 1928, Kung studied in Rome and in Paris,
coming into contact with top theologians of his time. The center at Santa Clara University in Santa
Clara, Calif. master's universities, California 's oldest higher-education
institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social
justice . Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications .

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"Hans Kung has been the most articulate champion of the need for a
global ethic, drawing on the ethical beliefs of all religions," said
Kirk O.
In spring 2005, three scholars each received founding grants of $500,000
to lead teams of researchers in the first projects of the Spiritual Capital
Research Program.net/spiritual_capital.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.

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Kung will also participate in a symposium on Human Rights and
Responsibilities on April 1. The Declaration on Human Responsibilities
suggests an approach for balancing freedom with responsibility.

For a complete list of symposium speakers or symposium agenda, or
for a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities,
contact Almaz Negash at 408-554-7890 or anegash@scu.edu

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These grants from the Metanexus Institute are supported by generous
funding from the John Templeton Foundation to help develop a new
interdisciplinary field of "Spiritual Capital" research.

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