Sargeant, the director of the Spiritual Capital Research
Program based at the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science .
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. He
had a profound respect for other religions.

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The Spiritual Capital Research Program is designed to
fund innovative research that could lead to new understandings of religion's
role in economic, social and political life. Pope John
Paul II was the first Pope to meet with the President of the United States.

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Since then, social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied.templeton .

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PHILADELPHIA, Ten grants of $150,000 each for
high-level research in the emerging field of "Spiritual Capital" have been
announced by Kimon H."
Following a call for proposals, 43 finalists were chosen to submit full
proposals from a pool of more than 560 applicants, representing many of the
top research institutions in the United States and abroad. 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.
His commitment to the love of people and the love of his religion transcended
political boundaries.
"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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Although religion and
spirituality are rich sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance. Just 100 years ago Max
Weber published his provocative work "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism.
The members of the House of Representatives remain mindful of John Paul's
message of tolerance, hope, peace, and justice.

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"Although the social
sciences have often minimized the importance of religion, there is now a
growing openness among scholars to consider how trust, behavioral norms and
religion can profoundly shape economic, political and social developments. "The newly funded studies will
go a long way towards illuminating these dynamics and providing insights to
the benefit of humanity. 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. Subsequently, he
served as Archbishop of Krakow, Poland and was appointed a Cardinal. He
opened the door for future non-Italian Popes as he was the first since Adrian
VI in 1522.

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John Paul II was also the
first Pope to visit a Mosque and visited more than 20 Islamic countries.

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"The mutual interaction of religion and economics is an important, but
neglected area for research and public policy," says William Grassie,
executive director of the Metanexus Institute.
Project summaries may be found online at
http://www.

Guides , portals, directories, and similar sites providing a general overview of multiple religious traditions .

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newscom. 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, and the
Templeton Advanced Research Program as well as other endeavors.
http://www. He was ordained a priest at the age of 26. Pope
John Paul II went to great lengths to encourage religious tolerance.

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(Logo: http://www. The ten new
Spiritual Capital grantees, representing disciplines such as economics,
history, political science, and sociology , were selected from these finalists
following a rigorous peer review process.net.
"I rise today to recognize one of the most influential Popes in modern
history.
He had a passion for the outdoors and the theatre. During his childhood, he had many
Jewish friends and expressed a long-standing respect for the Jewish faith. He
expressed sorrow for historic hostilities toward Jews and prayed at the
Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism's most Holy site. 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.

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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.

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"On October 16, 1978, Cardinal Wojityla became Pope John Paul II.
"Pope John Paul II impacted people of all ages worldwide, especially young
people. He visited over 120 countries in every continent
except Antarctica and met with a diverse group of World Leaders.

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Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries .

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As with the Spiritual Capital Research Program's initial
grants, awarded in 2005, the results of this new research will be disseminated
through scholarly and lay publications, conferences, speaking engagements and
websites. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 180,000 monthly page views and 8000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries .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.

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

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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The Principal Investigators heading these teams and their
projects are:

Laurence Iannaccone, George Mason University: Creating an "Ecology" for
the Study of Religion, Economics, and Spiritual Capital

Timur Kuran, University of Southern California: The Role of Religion in
the Economic Performance of Civilizations

Robert Woodberry, University of Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and
Economic Change

Each of these three projects began in March 2005 and is 30 months in
duration.

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For further information, please
contact Christopher Stawski at 215-789-2200 or spiritualcapital@metanexus.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. Pope John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojityla on May 18, 1920 in
Wadowice, Poland.
"An advocate for human rights, peace and justice, the Pope was the most
traveled pope in history.

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Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants, and publications.
http://www.
"During his childhood the Pope was very athletic and an exemplary student. Creating World Youth Day in 1986, the Pope showed his commitment to
young people worldwide.
"Religious tolerance and acceptance were Pope John Paul's core ideals.

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net/spiritual_capital. He was also the first Pope of Polish ethnicity.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324 /PHTH031LOGO )
These grants from the Metanexus Institute are supported by generous
funding from the John Templeton Foundation to help develop a new
interdisciplinary field of "Spiritual Capital " research. 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.

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Ten Grants of $150 000 Each Awarded for Research on 'Spiritual Capital' By Metanexus Institute

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The Principal Investigators awarded grants and their projects are:

Peter Berger, Boston University: Spiritual Capital in Developing Societies

Wendy Cadge, Bowdoin College: Comparing Spiritual and Other Forms of
Social Capital: Lessons from the Immigrant Experience

Robert Dowd, University of Notre Dame: Religiosity and Political Culture:
Christians, Muslims and Spiritual Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame: Religious Capital and Public
Policy in the 20th Century

Sriya Iyer, University of Cambridge: Innovation and the Resilience of
Religion

Michael Kremer, Harvard University: The Impact of the Hajj

John Levi Martin, University of Wisconsin-Madison: Structures of Social
and Spiritual Capital in Religious and Nonreligious Groups

Gary Richardson, University of California, Irvine: A Pious and Profitable
Mystery: Guilds , Purgatory, Reformation, the Multiplication of Religious
Denominations, and the Evolution of Industrial Society in Late-Medieval and
Early Modern England

David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame: The Dynamics of Spiritual Capital
in US Congregations

Fenggang Yang, Purdue University: Faith and Trust in the Emerging Market
Economy in China

These funded projects were launched in January 2006 and are up to 24
months in duration.org

"Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005.

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"It is essential in today's world that scholars take seriously the broader
significance of spiritual capital," says Sargeant.metanexus.

The Spiritual Capital Research Program is interested in supporting high-
level, impartial scholarship on the contribution of religion - both for good
and for ill - to economic and social developments. The aim of the program is
to catalyze the development of this interdisciplinary research field, which
may become a vital new field in the social sciences.

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In spring 2005, three scholars each received founding grants of $500 ,000
to lead teams of researchers in the first projects of the Spiritual Capital
Research Program . All 13 grantees will meet annually in 2006 and 2007 to discuss
their projects and begin building the network for this new field of study. In 1942 he felt a calling
to the church."