The lands surrounding the historical homeland borders in Africa are notoriously linked to conflict and underdevelopment. With half of Africa currently living within 30 km of a homeland border, the borderlands are natural focal points for development aid. We assess the long-run effectiveness of...

2023년에 시작된 하마스와 이스라엘 간의 전쟁은 여러 장기 과정들에 의해 추동되지만, 여태껏 주변적이라고 여겨졌던 새로운 원인, 즉 랍비나트(Rabbinate)*와 이슬람 교회(Islamic churches)의 무장 민병대를 전면에 부각시켰다....

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function - physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology - together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

*** You can read, quote, reference and link this working paper, but you cannot reproduce or post it in any form unless permitted in writing by the authors ***** The war that started in 2023 between Hamas and Israel is driven by various long-lasting processes, but it also brings to the fore a new...

This article explores J. A. Hobson's writings on religion. Hobson had an economic methodology focused on an organic view of society, treating it like a living being. Imperialism, promoted by the government, the press, and religion acts like a parasitic ideology, infecting all parts of society,...

This paper studies the effect of religion on the economic progress of Black Americans after Reconstruction. Southern religious institutions-particularly the Southern Baptist church-played a key role in the development of the Lost Cause mythology that helped legitimate the white supremacist...

This article looks at Germany's so-called "new right" and its interpretation of religion, using the example of the "Identitarian movement" in Germany. For this purpose, it will collate previous research findings and supplement them with material from my ethnographic research on Identitarians in...

*** You can read, quote, reference and link this working paper, but you cannot reproduce or post it in any form unless permitted in writing by the authors ***** The war that started in 2023 between Hamas and Israel is driven by various long-lasting processes, but it also brings to the fore a new...

Purpose: Surviving the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic required much of leaders. It highlighted the complexities of faith in the workplace. Christian business leaders drew on their faith to influence employees' work intentions and behaviours through specific leadership competencies....

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function – physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology – together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon...

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

This chapter surveys the relationship between Christianity and the law of torts. The field of tort law is briefly explained, then its relation to Christian legal thought is explored through a discussion of the tension between instrumentalist and noninstrumentalist accounts of tort law. The...

The article discusses the concepts of altruism and prosocial behavior and their importance in interdisciplinary studies of behavioral economics. The basic theoretical models and concepts of altruism in Behavioral Economics are reviewed. Altruism is shown to be a hidden and complicated form of...

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

The principle of benevolence is at the root of Martin Luther's (1483-1546) thinking on society, the economy, and business ethics. Luther was the forerunner of the moral economy. He saw the necessity of strong public authorities, which should take into account the public interest, leading to a...

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function-physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology-together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion, emphasizing redemption, sacrifice, rituals, and communal spirit. This had a major impact on its success: Where the Christian Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received...

Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion, emphasizing redemption, sacrifice, rituals, and communal spirit. This had a major impact on its success: Where the Christian Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received...

Christian missions, especially Protestants missions, have been shown to advance longrun education outcomes and gender equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted more than half of all Western mission staff, are...

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function - physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology - together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

In an interview with America Magazine, Pope Francis spoke of a "martyred" people of Ukraine and said that invading non-Russian ethnic soldiers are "probably the cruelest". Most Chechens are Muslims, while Buryats are Tibetan Buddhists and Shamans. The media's discriminatory treatment of...

Chapter 1. Introduction to Sacred Landscape, Pilgrimage and Ritual Practices (Darius Liutikas) -- Chapter 2. Sacred Landscape and Sacred Buildings in Christianity (Darius Liutikas) -- Chapter 3. The evolution of sacred and profane spaces within the built environment (Ruth Dowson) -- Chapter 4....

Curricula impart knowledge, instill values, and shape collective memory. Despite growing public funding for religious schools through U.S. school choice programs, little is known about what they teach. We examine textbooks from public schools, religious private schools, and home schools,...

Chapter 1: The Economics of Caring for the Earth in the Anthropocene: Elements of an Ethics of Sustainable (Symbiotic) Living -- Chapter 2: The Intersection of Spirituality and Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era -- Chapter 3: Exploring Conceptual Bridges between Personalism and Ecology --...

Chapter 1. Tourism and Catholic Pilgrimages -- Chapter 2. Economic Development, the Catholic Church, and Tourism in Late Modern and Contemporary Italy -- Chapter 3. The Foundations of Modern Italian Pilgrimages, 1870–1950 -- Chapter 4. The Holy Land: Journey to the Roots, 1870–1939 --...