This paper explores determinants of church attendance and the formation of "religious human capital" in Germany within … is a strong predictor for church attendance. Economic variables account for some of the variation inasmuch as high non … the formerly atheistic East Germany. It is, however, not clear-cut that North­South or Protestant­Catholic divides exist …

This paper explores determinants of church attendance and the formation of 'religious human capital' in Germany within … is a strong predictor for church attendance. Economic variables only weakly account for some of the variation inasmuch as … find, not too surprisingly, that strength of belief is much lower in the formerly atheistic East Germany. It is however not …