, Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus.templeton.org

Pope John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojityla on May 18, 1920 in
Wadowice, Poland. During his childhood , he had many
Jewish friends and expressed a long-standing respect for the Jewish faith.

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D. 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. WASHINGTON, Today, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs
Jones released the following statement which has been placed in the
Congressional Record in celebration of the life of Pope John Paul II.

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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. 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. He
opened the door for future non-Italian Popes as he was the first since Adrian
VI in 1522.
The members of the House of Representatives remain mindful of John Paul's
message of tolerance, hope, peace, and justice.

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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.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 of 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.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion . Pope
John Paul II went to great lengths to encourage religious tolerance.

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Sargeant,
Ph.

Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of
Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and Economic Change. Letters of intent are due no later than April
15, 2005.net or 215 -789-2200.
"During his childhood the Pope was very athletic and an exemplary student.

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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. "It is no
longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion can
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments. http://www.metanexus .

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His commitment to the love of people and the love of his religion transcended
political boundaries .

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(Logo: http://www. 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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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.
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. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries. He was ordained a priest at the age of 26. He was also the first Pope of Polish ethnicity.

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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. Just 100 years ago Max Weber
published his provocative work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.
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.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 . In 1942 he felt a calling
to the church. Pope John
Paul II was the first Pope to meet with the President of the United States.

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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.
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. http://www.

Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Releases Statement on Death of Pope John Paul II

Subsequently, he
served as Archbishop of Krakow, Poland and was appointed a Cardinal.
"Religious tolerance and acceptance were Pope John Paul's core ideals.

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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."
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.5
million in research funds. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants , and publications."

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newscom. 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.
"Pope John Paul II impacted people of all ages worldwide , especially young
people. His hope was to instill the values of freedom, hope,
truth, and justice in youth so they could work towards bettering the future of
humanity. John Paul II was also the
first Pope to visit a Mosque and visited more than 20 Islamic countries. He visited over 120 countries in every continent
except Antarctica and met with a diverse group of World Leaders.

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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. Full grant applications will then be invited for a total of $1.

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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.

Each project is 30 months in duration, beginning March 2005. 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.
"I rise today to recognize one of the most influential Popes in modern
history. Creating World Youth Day in 1986, the Pope showed his commitment to
young people worldwide. He
had a profound respect for other religions. In 1986
the Pope invited a diverse group of 90 religious leaders to Assisi, Italy to
pray and recognize the role world religions have in promoting understanding
and tolerance.
"An advocate for human rights , peace and justice, the Pope was the most
traveled pope in history.

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Results will
be disseminated through scholarly and lay publications, conferences, speaking
engagements and websites. 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 .
He had a passion for the outdoors and the theatre.

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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.
"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.
"On October 16, 1978, Cardinal Wojityla became Pope John Paul II. He
expressed sorrow for historic hostilities toward Jews and prayed at the
Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism's most Holy site. In 1998 Pope John Paul II became one of the first
leaders to visit communist Cuba and meet with Fidel Castro.

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

"Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005.
"Pope John Paul II's captivating personality and commitment to the church
and humanity ingratiated him into the hearts of millions of people worldwide.

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