Ron Harris, Professor of Law and Legal History, School of Law, Tel Aviv University, speaks about the evolution of commercial institutions. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Said Arjomand, Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, talks about Islamic Law, Administration & Public Finance. Part of the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
The purpose of this conference is to make progress toward identifying and isolating the effects of religion, cultures and legal systems on the economic trajectories of civilizations. The participants belong to several disciplines and they vary greatly in geographic emphasis. The civilizations to be studied comparatively include those of East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Contexts to be emphasized include commercial organizations, public finance, state formation, property rights and industrial organizations. The conference is co-sponsored by the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute.
There seems to be some concern among both religious leaders and the faithful, that our recent economic woes will cause significant change in the religious landscape of America.
A panel of politically informed commentators assess the policy implications of the new administration. Together with politically engaged students, they look at whether religion mattered in this election and its role within the new administration.
Jean-Philippe Platteau, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on the Economics of Development, University of Namur (Belgium), speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Jeffrey Nugent speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Metin Coşgel speaks at the The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Molly Greene speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Naomi Lamoreaux speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Ramzi Rouighi speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Richard Swedberg speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
Robert Woodberry speaks at The Economic Performance of Civilizations: Roles of Culture, Religion, and the Law conference.
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Or maybe we could develop an alternative explanation and call it the “Spiritualization Thesis.” Americans are, apparently, as interested in religious and spiritual activities as ever, including prayer and seeking out various forms of spiritual guidance and direction.
Jared Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA, received the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1998 for Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Science. His most recent book is Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2004).
William Dyrness and David Morgan discuss historical and contemporary visualizations of Jesus by different religious communities.
The John Templeton Foundation and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture presented "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," an international symposium on the global Pentecostal movement.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 7, 2006.
Harold Cabballeros, founder and senior pastor of El Shaddai Church in Guatemala City, speaks at "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience" on October 6, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
The results of a 10-country survey of public opinion among Pentecostalists are released at "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience" on October 6, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.
A panel discussion that was part of "Spirit in the World: The Dynamics of Pentecostal Growth and Experience," held October 6, 2006.