arise from long-term processes influenced by geography, major historical events, culture, and, less commonly, religion. This … chapter reviews the available evidence to demonstrate that religion has a strong effect on formal (laws, judicial and … empirical challenges inherent in the study of religion and institutions, and proposes way to overcome them. It also suggests …

Catholics, Protestants and non-believers, those of Eastern Orthodox religion have less social capital and prefer old ideas and …

While under communism the identity-providing religion was suppressed, religiosity is strong today even among the youth … relates to risky behaviors like smoking, drinking, and drugs among the young. This study shows that not religion as such or … found strongly for both males and females, those females doubting or reflecting religion show a somewhat smaller risky …

participants toward members of the other religion one week after the training program finished. While we find that most of the …

While under communism, identity-providing religion was suppressed, religiosity is strong today even among the youth in … relates to addictive behaviors like smoking, drinking and drugs among the young. This study shows that not religion as such or …