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

Although religion and
spirituality are rich sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance .

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"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.
Project summaries may be found online at
http: //www. 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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newscom. "The newly funded studies will
go a long way towards illuminating these dynamics and providing insights to
the benefit of humanity.
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Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications.

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End-of-chapter case studies to help students take concepts
from the book and apply them to a workplace situation right
away.
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. 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.metanexus.

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Many of
these student success courses are taught in community colleges and
schools that offer certificate or diploma programs.

. Houghton Mifflin offers
computer-administered testing programs and services for the
professional and certification markets. 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 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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Master Student to Master Employee
makes that connection for students," said Paul A.

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To prepare these students for success, Houghton Mifflin Company
announces the publication of From Master Student to Master Employee .
"Career readiness and workplace development are more important
than ever. PHILADELPHIA, Ten grants of $150,000 each for
high-level research in the emerging field of "Spiritual Capital" have been
announced by Kimon H. 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.
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. 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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The new text focuses on key study strategies (time management,
goal setting, memory, note-taking , reading, test-taking and critical
thinking) and career strategies (communicating, diversity, career
planning, resume writing, interview skills and workplace readiness). The Company's Web site can be found at
www. Sargeant, the director of the Spiritual Capital Research
Program based at the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science. Just 100 years ago Max
Weber published his provocative work "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.

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The book is ideal for student success courses that focus on career
preparation and, specifically, how success skills translate from
school to the workplace, and from the workplace to school. There is also a
growing trend in four-year colleges and universities offering a
variety of student success courses.
These foundations and competencies , skills most valued by employers,
are developed and explained in articles, case studies and practiced
through critical-thinking exercises.

Other features of the text include:

Learning strategies for a smooth and successful transition
into the world of higher education. These include Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben
+ Jerry's, the Vermont-based ice cream manufacturer; Mike
Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research In Motion and father of the
Blackberry; and Ruth Handler, founding partner of
Mattel/Barbie doll. With its origins dating back
to 1832, Houghton Mifflin combines its tradition of excellence with a
commitment to innovation.
(Logo: http://www. 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. For further information, please
contact Christopher Stawski at 215-789-2200 or spiritualcapital@metanexus.

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Exercises that invite students to make discoveries about
themselves and apply new strategies to the classroom and the
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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.
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.

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Gore added, "This book is innovative in that it simultaneously
promotes the development of skills that will help students succeed in
school and beyond."
Houghton Mifflin will publish a new Master Student text written
specifically for student athletes. Becoming a Master Student Athlete
will be available in early June."
"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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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO )
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.

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

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,
director of Career Transitions Research in Iowa City, Iowa , adjunct
associate professor of psychology at Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale, Illinois , and a member of the Houghton Mifflin
Student Success advisory board. Houghton Mifflin publishes textbooks, instructional technology,
assessments and other educational materials for elementary and
secondary schools and colleges. The Company also publishes an
extensive line of reference works and award-winning fiction and
nonfiction for adults and young readers.

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Houghton Mifflin Announces New 'Master Student' Textbook to Better Prepare College Students for the Workplace

A key feature of From Master Student to Master Employee is its
incorporation of the foundations and core competencies outlined in a
series of reports created by the U. Department of Labor, known as
the Secretary 's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS).

Profiles that model the qualities of successful students and
employees.com

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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To be competitive and successful in today's job market,
college students need to learn how to continuously expand their
knowledge and skills, and to be able to apply these skills both on and
off the job," said June Smith, president of Houghton Mifflin College
Division.
"It is essential in today's world that scholars take seriously the broader
significance of spiritual capital," says Sargeant.

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 .

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As a college professor I saw
students eager to find the connection between their present (school )
and their future (work and life).

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It offers extensive support for students, including a web site with
interactive exercises and quizzes, a CD-ROM with personal development
activities for self -assessment, critical thinking and goal setting
activities, and a Master Student Planner to manage time on and off
campus, which includes 30 pages of helpful study tips from all of
Houghton Mifflin 's student success textbooks.

Career schools, community colleges, four-year colleges and
universities across the country -- including the University of
Massachusetts, Bentley College, the University of Rhode Island, the
State University of New York campuses, American University in
Washington , D., and the campuses of the California State University
system -- have incorporated student success classes into their
curriculum, either as part of first-year orientation or as full-credit
courses .com

About Houghton Mifflin

Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Company is one of the leading
educational publishers in the United States, with over $1 billion in
sales.
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Building on the success of Dave Ellis' groundbreaking Becoming a
Master Student, now in its eleventh edition, From Master Student to
Master Employee helps first-year students understand how the skills
they use in the classroom can be applied in the workplace and how
workplace skills translate to the classroom.
"More and more students today perceive their college education as
a vehicle for future career success.metanexus. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries .

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Articles on making the transition to college from the
workplace and applying new skills immediately to the work
environment.hmco."
Since then, social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied.

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For more information, visit:
http://studentsuccess. 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.

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They may lack the communication,
self -management, time management and planning skills that are
essential to being an effective contributor to any organization.
In addition to its Master Student texts, Houghton Mifflin has
College Survival Consultants that help colleges design, implement and
grow student success courses.

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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.