During the current COVID-19 pandemic, religious gatherings have become intense hot spots
for the spread of the virus. In this research, we focus on the religiosity of communities to …

The economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics. This survey
serves two purposes—it is backward-looking in that it traces the historical and sociological …

Religion in China survived the most radical suppression in human history--a total ban of any
religion during and after the Cultural Revolution. All churches, temples, and mosques were …

Abstract The Protestant Reformation is one of the defining events of the last millennium.
Nearly 500 years after the Reformation, its causes and consequences have seen a renewed …

That social networks play a central role in religious life is well accepted by most social
scientists. We are reasonably confident, for instance, that they are crucial for the recruitment …

Religion and Democratization is a comparative study of democratization in Muslim and
Catholic societies. It explores the nature and impact of" religiously friendly democratization" …

Religion has not been a popular target for economic analysis. Yet the tools of economics
can offer deep insights into how religious groups compete, deliver social services, and reach …

This paper considers substitution between charitable activities in the context of religious
practice by examining the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal's impact on both Catholic and …

This paper studies the impact of Jewish Emancipation and economic development on
Jewish religious culture in 19th century Europe. In Germany, a liberal Reform movement …

Purpose This organizational climate empirical case study involves a religious organization
in the United States of America, which has experienced a substantial decline in membership …