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.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion . HCD
Research is also the developer of readmylipz.

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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 .

Each project is 30 months in duration, beginning March 2005.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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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. Full grant applications will then be invited for a total of $1.

Results of the study indicated:

-- Seventy-seven (77%) percent of responders answered yes to the
question:

"Do you feel it is medically ethical to remove Ms.net

The Finkelstein Institute provides a venue to advance dialogue at
the intersection of religion and public affairs.

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"From a religious point of view, it is troubling that physicians
are not more reluctant," noted Alan Mittleman , Director of the
Finkelstein Institute. To schedule an
interview with Glenn Kessler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HCD
Research, please contact Vince McGourty, M+M Communications, Inc. The company 's services include
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While religion and spirituality
are rich with various sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance.
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 leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries.templeton. Visit the JTS website at www.hcdi.

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physicians regarding their views on the Terri Schiavo life support
case.

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Letters of intent are due no later than April
15, 2005. physicians conducted by HCD Research and The Louis
Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies during March 18
- 20, physicians overwhelmingly affirmed that it is ethical to remove
the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo. The company's services include
traditional and web-based marketing and communications research.jtsa.

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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.

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.metanexus .com, a political ad
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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.
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.
Since then , social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied.J. We must proceed
very cautiously here .
The findings indicated that a plurality of physicians polled (41%)
endorse the legalization of physician assisted suicide under a wide
variety of circumstances, while 30% support its legalization in a few
cases only and 29% oppose legalizing it in all cases.

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FLEMINGTON, N. JTS trains
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Jewish community and beyond. Visit the JTS website at www.

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Just 100 years ago Max Weber
published his provocative work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.5
million in research funds. 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.

JTS trains
tomorrow's religious, educational, academic and lay leaders for the
Jewish community and beyond.

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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.org

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851 U."
Details of the results can be viewed at:
http://www. This earlier study was conducted in
response to the Supreme Court's decision to hear a challenge to
Oregon's Death with Dignity act -- the nation 's only law on behalf of
physician assisted suicide -- the Louis Finkelstein Institute for
Social and Religious Research and HCD Research conducted the survey of
physicians during the last week of February.
The survey is being conducted this afternoon and tomorrow, and
results will be available as they are obtained from this national
random sampling of physicians.

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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. 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. http://www.

"Physicians believe that, in general, it is ethical to remove
feeding tubes in patients for whom it is their only means of life
support," commented Glenn Kessler, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of
HCD., at 908-638-5555 or
vinmcg@earthlink.J. health care system.

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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. 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.metanexus. http://www.

A minority believed that professional ethicists (30%),
psychiatrists (12%), clergy (11%), lawmakers/Congress (6%)
should be required by law to be involved in such a decision.
The press release for this study can be viewed at
http://www. Founded in 1886 as a
rabbinical school, The Jewish Theological Seminary today is the
academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide,
encompassing a world-class library and five schools.S.

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or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus.S.

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Sargeant,
Ph.S. Schiavo's
feeding tube?

Seventy-nine (79%) said it was medically ethical to "to remove
a feeding tube from a person for whom that feeding tube -- and
possibly other artificial methods -- is undoubtedly their only
means of staying alive?"

The majority of physicians (83%) felt that a patient's spouse,
immediate family (65%) and peer review physicians (61%) should
be required by law to be involved in a decision to remove a
feeding tube from a patient for whom the tube is their only
means for staying alive.hcdi.com, a political ad
testing web site for the 2004 Presidential campaign. For additional
information on HCD Research, access the company's web site at
www. Founded in 1886 as a
rabbinical school, The Jewish Theological Seminary today is the
academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide,
encompassing a world-class library and five schools.

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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.

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, Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.com/schiavo/
This study follows a survey reported on March 3, 2005 regarding
physician assisted suicide.

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

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.D. 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 . "Religious communities are divided in their
evaluations of active euthanasia--and for good reason .net/press/Suicide.html

Editors/Reporters: For more information on the poll, or to speak
with Dr.

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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.

Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of
Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and Economic Change. HCD
Research is also the developer of readmylipz.jtsa.
Editors /Reporters: For more information on the poll, or to speak
with Dr., at
908-638-5555 or vinmcg@earthlink .

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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. Results will
be disseminated through scholarly and lay publications, conferences, speaking
engagements and websites. "Apparently, with respect to this specific case, a significant
majority of doctors agree that removing the feeding tube from Ms.hcdsurveys.net
The Finkelstein Institute provides a venue to advance dialogue at
the intersection of religion and public affairs.edu

Real-time results of the survey can be
viewed at http://www.

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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. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants , and publications. Mittleman, Director of the Finkelstein Institute, or Glenn
Kessler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HCD Research, please contact
Vince McGourty, M+M Communications, Inc.com/schiavo / The national e-survey is
being conducted by HCD Research and The Finkelstein Institute for
Social and Religious Research as part of their continuing
investigation of the social, political and economic issues confronting
the U.edu.

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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.

Doctors Overwhelmingly Support Ethics of Removing Feeding Tube

Schiavo is medically ethical.----HCD Research
and The Louis Finkelstein Institute for Social and Religious Research
are conducting a national poll directed to more than 15,000 U. Mittleman , Director of the Finkelstein Institute, please
contact Sherry Kirschenbaum in the Department of Communications at
(212) 678-8953; or email kirschenbaum@jtsa .

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