This study investigates the effect of religiosity on economic development or achievement of individuals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This province is of interest as its people are viewed as highly religious but lagging in economic development. The study attempts to address the measurement...

From its genesis in the seventh century onwards, Islam has been a major paradigm that has shaped the politico-economic life of a vast portion of the world population, nearly a quarter at present. In view of the underdeveloped or developing structures of Muslim-majority nations, it has mostly...

Scholars distinguish between gratitude, which involves not only appreciation of benefit but a positive feeling directed to the benefactor, from gratefulness, which does not necessarily involve any benefactor, much less a feeling toward one (‘I am grateful for the warm sunshine.’). I suggest...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...

Dieser Beitrag skizziert ein wirtschaftsethisches Gesprächsangebot an die Theologie. Aus der Perspektive des ordonomischen Ethik-Ansatzes werden methodisch drei kategoriale Denkfehler identifiziert: ein intentionalistischer, ein moralistischer und ein individualethischer Fehlschluss. Sodann...

A szerző abból indul ki, hogy a Hámori Balázs által a szekták magyarázatára kifejlesztett modell generalizálható. Ugyanakkor kritizálja a tanulmányt azért, mert a potyautasok kizárására vonatkozó fejtegetések éppen arra nem adnak magyarázatot, amire azok eredetileg...

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa’s economy is the least...

This startlingly original (and sure to be controversial) account of the evolution of Christianity shows that the economics of religion has little to do with counting the money in the collection basket and much to do with understanding the background of today's religious and political divisions....

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...