"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."
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. 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. Air Force and the Ohio National
Guard and resides with his family in Columbus. Baker of Portland, Ore., Jeanette L.

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(Logo: http://www.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/PHTH031LOGO )
The term "spiritual capital" refers to the economic and social
consequences of religion and spirituality. 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.
Since then, social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied. 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. Hire, an Ohio
corporate attorney and trustee of The Ohio Automobile Club, has been
elected chairman of the AAA board of directors at the 102nd AAA Annual
Meeting being held in Detroit this week.
AAA provides more than 48 million members with travel, insurance,
financial and automotive -related services.

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Ph.
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. http://www.

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D.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus.metanexus.templeton.
Re-elected to three-year terms on the board of directors were:
Hire, Terry W. DeWalle of
Wilmington, Del.

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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. 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., Allen J.

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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.

Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of
Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and Economic Change. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications. Budd of Boston, Mass. Since its founding in 1902,
the not-for-profit, fully tax paying AAA has been a leader and
advocate for the safety and security of all travelers.aaa.

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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. 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.
Wayne A. was
elected to a two-year term.

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net or 215-789-2200. 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.S. Gamba of Oklahoma City, Okla.

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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., Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus., vice chairman and
re -elected J.

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Each project is 30 months in duration, beginning March 2005. Full grant applications will then be invited for a total of $1.metanexus.
Reid, who is a past chair of the Canadian Automobile Association,
joined the board of directors of CAA South Central Ontario in 1985 and
became chair of that board in 1995.

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

Gamba of Oklahoma City, Okla., and
Charles H.com

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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. 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.
Hire also was a pilot in the U.

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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.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. http://www.
Gamba is president and CEO of Jordan Associates, a full-service
advertising and communications agency headquartered in Oklahoma City,
serving clients throughout the country.
Re-elected to a two-year term as immediate past chairman was
Willis B. of Los Angeles, Calif. was elected to a new three-year
term on the board, and Antonia Hernandez of Los Angeles, Calif. AAA clubs can
be visited on the Internet at http://www.

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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.
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. She has served on the AAA
Oklahoma board since 1996.

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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.

Ohio Corporate Attorney Elected AAA Federation Chairman

Podowski of Dearborn, Mich .

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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.

While religion and spirituality
are rich with various sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance. Letters of intent are due no later than April
15, 2005. Crawford Reid of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, secretary. He is a partner at
Baker + Hostetler LLP in its Columbus , Ohio, office where he
concentrates his practice primarily on business, securities law and
mutual fund matters.

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"It is no
longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion can
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments. Results will
be disseminated through scholarly and lay publications, conferences, speaking
engagements and websites.5
million in research funds. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries.

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Approximately 285 delegates and club officials, representing the
federation's 70 affiliated clubs in the United States and Canada, also
elected Jeanette L.
Hire, who served as vice chairman of the AAA board the past two
years, has been a trustee of The Ohio Automobile Club since 1985 and
is a past chair of the club's board of directors.

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