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

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
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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
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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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Where possible, researchers are urged to collaborate
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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.
Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology, economics,
history , political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply.

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Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation .
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.
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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
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Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus. 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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