scientific underpinnings of disease, the advent of Christianity has long-term health implications for India's children today. …

Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion … Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received higher electoral support and saw more party entry. "Shallow Christianity …

-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization …This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual … preferences, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

correlated with constituency level voter preferences or characteristics that make religion salient, we use quasi-random variation …