Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Law and King Faisel Professor of
Islamic Thought and Culture at the University of Southern California: The Role
of Religion in the Economic Performance of Civilizations.
The Metanexus Institute is interested in supporting high-level, impartial
scholarship on the contribution of religion - both for good and for ill - to
economic and social developments. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries.

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The
grants are awarded through a program of the Metanexus Institute on Religion
and Science, supported by generous funding from the John Templeton Foundation.
In addition to the three funded projects that are just beginning, the
Metanexus Institute has issued a new call for proposals for $150,000 research
grants for interdisciplinary studies on the economic and social consequences
of religion and spirituality.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries .net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus .
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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.net or 215-789-2200.

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Winners of the invitation-only competition for the three founding grants
in the Spiritual Capital Research Program were announced by Kimon H.templeton .com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO)
Letters of Intent for projects in the Spiritual Capital Research Program
are due no later than April 15, 2005.

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Kuran's project will advance ongoing research on the role of Islam, and
especially Islamic law, in the economic performance of the Middle East from
its rise in the 7th century to the present. 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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While religion and spirituality
are rich with various sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance.
Since then , social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied.5
million in research funds.

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Principal investigators heading the award-winning teams and their projects
are:

Laurence Iannaccone, Koch Professor of Economics at George Mason
University: Creating an "Ecology" for the Study of Religion, Economics, and
Spiritual Capital.metanexus.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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"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors," says Sargeant. "It is no
longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion can
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments. 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 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. http://www.
(Logo: http://www. Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1.
Note: These $150,000 grants are in addition to the three founding grants
of $500,000 each that were recently awarded to initiate the Spiritual Capital
Research Program. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries.

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net or 215-789-2200.
The Spiritual Capital Research Program seeks to integrate the concept of
spiritual capital into the social sciences, with particular attention to
building connections to economics, and to develop a network of scholars for a
new field of study.

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Call for Proposals for $150 000 Research Projects on `Spiritual Capital' Issued by Metanexus Institute

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Each project is 30 months in duration , beginning March 2005. Results will
be disseminated through scholarly and lay publications, conferences , speaking
engagements and websites.newscom. 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, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies in religion and health,
religion and human flourishing , and other endeavors.

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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.
For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program ,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities, or to
request a program brochure , visit http://www.5 million in research funds.

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It will also facilitate a broader
range of study by bringing together a network of scholars, to be
known as the Institute for Economic Research on Civilizations (IERC), to
promote comparative research and raise the level of discourse on the role of
various religions and forms of spiritual capital in the economic performance
of civilizations . Full grant applications will then be invited for a total of $1.metanexus.

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Three Grants of $500 000 Each Awarded for Research on 'Spiritual Capital' by Metanexus Institute

This project includes the development of an international Consortium for
the Economic Study of Religion (CESR), bringing visiting scholars together at
George Mason University for interdisciplinary and collaborative workshops ,
classes, research projects and conferences, instituting an economics-as-
religion concentration for doctoral students, and creating a global network of
scholars and institutes.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 15, 2005

PHILADELPHIA , A call for proposals for research
in the developing new interdisciplinary field of Spiritual Capital has been
issued by the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications.

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PHILADELPHIA, Three distinguished scholars have
each received grants of $500,000 to lead teams of researchers in order to
create a new interdisciplinary field of "Spiritual Capital" research. The Spiritual Capital Research Program will fund high-
level research that could lead to new understandings of religion's role in
economic, social and political life.metanexus.

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

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The aim of the Spiritual Capital Research
Program is to catalyze the development of this interdisciplinary research
field, which may become a vital new field in the social sciences. Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation.D.metanexus.templeton .

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One section will analyze the impact of 150 years of
missionary activity; a second section will analyze the economic consequences
of Pentecostal conversions in Brazil; a third section will focus on the
influence of revivalist Islam and Christianity in rural Malawi. Just 100 years ago Max Weber
published his provocative work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.
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Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of
Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and Economic Change .org

"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors," says Kimon Sargeant, Ph.

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This project seeks to evaluate the influence of various religions on
health, education and the economy by measuring religious distinctions and the
resulting impact on national, community and individual levels in societies
around the world . Letters of intent are due no later than April
15, 2005. 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, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies of religion and health,
religion and human flourishing, and other endeavors.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO )
The term "spiritual capital" refers to the economic and social
consequences of religion and spirituality. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications . http://www."
For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities, or to
request a program brochure, visit http://www.org

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no longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments.

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, Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.
Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology , economics,
history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply. Where possible, researchers are urged to collaborate
across disciplines.

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