Conference Theme: "40 Years of AFIT: A Time for Reflection and Renewal" As AFIT celebrates its 40th anniversary, we reflect on the relevance of the old institutional approach, methods, standards, and insights while exploring new theoretical developments and applications. We encourage papers and...

Topics/Methods: We invite research on a broad range of topics in the social-scientific study of religion. We especially welcome proposals that concern: - Religious markets, competition, monopoly, and regulation - Economic growth, development, poverty, and inequality - Social networks, and...

Topics: - New Findings from Wave 2 of the Baylor Religion Survey - Latin America and the State of Liberation Theology - Religious Markets and Behavior - The Economics of Religious Identity and Extremism - Megachurches and Social Change - Studies of Religion’s Social and Economic Consequences