Each project is 30 months in duration, beginning March 2005.

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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, 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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"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.

Robert Woodberry, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of
Texas at Austin: Project on Religion and Economic Change. Full grant applications will then be invited for a total of $1.metanexus. Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries.

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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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"Investors would be wise to fully understand the unique structural
features of credit swaptions . 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
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Hedge funds, at 57% of all users, were the dominant user of this
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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.

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.

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grants are awarded through a program of the Metanexus Institute on Religion
and Science, supported by generous funding from the John Templeton Foundation.
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. 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.net/spiritual_capital
or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus. 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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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 sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research , courses, grants, and publications.

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While there has been meaningful
growth in single name contracts traded over the past year, the
majority of trading tends to be dominated by a handful of some of the
most active (and volatile) names in the bond and CDS markets.

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Fitch Survey: Credit Default Swap -- CDS -- Options: What They Are Who Is Using Them and Why

Given the high degree of leverage and short-term nature,
it was not surprising to see that about half of surveyed dealers'
clients are using credit options contracts for "very short-term
speculation," while another 30% are using them to express a "short,
but somewhat longer-term view. 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. Results will
be disseminated through scholarly and lay publications , conferences, speaking
engagements and websites.

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

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The term "spiritual capital" refers to the economic and social
consequences of religion and spirituality ., Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.metanexus.

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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.

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NEW YORK + LONDON----Credit
swaptions are options to buy or sell CDS on either individual
corporate reference entities (single names) or traded indices.

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"Credit Default Swap (CDS) Options: What They Are, Who Is Using
Them, and Why " is available at www.
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. 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. Letters of intent are due no later than April
15, 2005.templeton.

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Just 100 years ago Max Weber
published his provocative work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of
Capitalism .

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While religion and spirituality
are rich with various sources of personal meaning, they also have profound
public significance.
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 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.
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.

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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. http://www.

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The article highlights recent developments in
the market as well as identifies some key structural features of
credit swaptions that investors should appreciate.D.
Since then, social scientists have vigorously debated the concept of
social capital, but spiritual capital - a sub-set of the field - remains
relatively understudied.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.

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While
smaller than the credit default swap market, a new survey from Fitch
Ratings has found that the credit 'swaptions' market has grown
significantly over the past year, possibly doubling in size according
to survey respondents.
Over the course of a recent month, the average dealer traded more
credit swaptions contracts on single names than on indices , though, in
terms of notional value, activity in index options dwarfed that of
individual names by about 5 to 1., become worthless) in the event the underlying
entity defaults is clearly something that investors should
understand," says Jim Batterman, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings. 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.

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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.
Winners of the invitation-only competition for the three founding grants
in the Spiritual Capital Research Program were announced by Kimon H . "It is no
longer unusual to consider that trust, behavioral norms and religion can
profoundly shape economic, political and social developments.5
million in research funds.