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Arblaster, Wes J. "Mysterious exchange religious economy and the economics of religion /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Garner, Robert Charles. "Religion and economics in a South African township." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403360.
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Köbrich, León Anja Verfasser], and Thomas [Akademischer Betreuer] [Wein. "Essays in Cultural Economics - Economic Consequences of Religion / Anja Köbrich León. Betreuer: Thomas Wein." Lüneburg : Universitätsbibliothek der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 2013. http://d-nb.info/104336949X/34.
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Muller, Edward Nicholas IV 1964. "Is God an economist? An economic inquiry into the relationship between self and God in Judeo-Christian theology." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10558.
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xi, 69 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.In the context of Judeo-Christian theology, I develop what appears to be the first formal economic model to analyze the joint interactions between human actors and a divine actor involved in the production of good works. Human actors are identified as trusting believers, doubting believers, or nonbelievers. The divine actor is perceived as offering four different alternative contracts, an ex ante contract without a penalty, an ex post contract, an ex ante contract with a penalty, and a covenant. Contract types are identified with specific religious affiliations. The amount of good works produced depends on the strength of faith and the contractual choices of the individual, as implied by religious affiliation. I test explicit predictions of the model using individual survey data from a nationally representative sample. My results suggest that (1) ex post contracts "work" (attendance is greater for trusting believers under ex post contracts than under ex ante contracts without a penalty); (2) strength of faith does not matter (good works are equivalent for both trusting and doubting believers under ex ante contracts); (3) penalties do not "work" for believers (attendance is no greater for believers under ex ante contracts with a penalty than under ex ante contracts without a penalty); and (4) covenants "work" (attendance is the same for believers under covenants as under ex ante contracts without a penalty). Tests focus either on the model's counterintuitive predictions for the role of strength of faith for a given contract type or on the role of religious affiliation and contract type for a given strength of faith. The tests suggest substantial power for the model's predictions. Even so, the dissertation emphasizes throughout the limitations of a purely economic analysis of the Judeo-Christian tradition and theology.
Committee in charge: Joe Stone, Co-Chairperson, Economics; Jo Anna Gray, Co-Chairperson, Economics; Larry Singell, Member, Economics; Jean Stockard, Outside Member, Planning Public Policy & Mgmt
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Iyer, Sriya. "Religion and the economics of fertility in south India." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/226114.
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Opfinger, Matthias [Verfasser]. "Three essays on the economics of religion / Matthias Opfinger." Hannover : Technische Informationsbibliothek und Universitätsbibliothek Hannover (TIB), 2012. http://d-nb.info/1029481822/34.
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Slaaughter, F. Keith. "The impact potential of liberative black preaching on the "Beingness" of African descent persons in the black church context: the therapeutic dimensions of black preaching." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2009. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2093.
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This dissertation presents liberative Black preaching (LBP) as an optimal homiletic model designed to function as a therapeutic intervention for African descent persons in the Black church context. Built upon the foundation of a Black theological anthropology, this dissertation addresses Black self-identity that is informed by a universal African woridview (UAW). The dissertation argues that there is a recognizable diversity of contextuality among White and non-White persons and that it is possible to qualitatively describe generalizable contours of experience among Black people in the United States based on the particularity of the culture and the Black encounter with racism/White supremacy. The thoughts and feelings that emerge from this cultural encounter are appropriate for Africentric theological reflection. Historical evidence of the unfolding of Black thought with reference to Black religiosity and spirituality is presented as a preamble to the construction of the liberative Black preaching model. The dissertation employs a mixed research method. A qualitative methodological paradigm is primarily employed, while quantitative tools are used in the data gathering process of the study. Variables were established as constitutive elements necessary for the construction of sermons that have therapeutic value for African descent persons through collection of data during “applied research experiences” in six different Black church settings over a two month period. Analysis of the data indicates a generally positive impact on the cognitive and affective processes of the hearers of LBP. The operating thesis of the dissertation asserts that liberative Black preaching~s concentration on counterbalancing the affects of White supremacy upon African descent persons can alleviate Black pain, ameliorate Black suffering and function therapeutically similarly to the way in which conventional pastoral counseling functions. The operating assumption reveals the significance of therapeutic intentionality with respect to sermon construction by Black preachers given the relative importance of the preaching moment in the Black church context. The opportunity for regular, systematic intervention in the form of LBP provided by the voluntary participation in weekly communal worship experiences proves critical in the process of attaining optimal health which is “the best possible [state of] emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual, and socio economic aliveness” for African descent persons.1 1 John T. Chissell, Pyramids ofPower: An AndentAfr/can CenteredApproach to Optimal Health (Baltimore: Positive Perceptions Publications, 1999), xxii.
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Jedborn, Alice. "Religion and Happiness: Is There a Positive Relationship? : An econometric analysis based on Swedish data." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-184601.
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The Swedish public health authority has a target called equal health where the public health policy will create societal conditions for a good public health. There are different determinants of health which one by one affects the physical- and mental health and consequently the level of happiness. This study aims to investigate if, and how religiosity affects the level of happiness, using microdata from European Social Survey. From previous research on how religious affiliation affects life satisfaction, the variables religious belonging, attending religious services and praying was expected to be significant. To examine whether this hypothesis was true or not, an ordered probit model was used with three different model specifications. The result of the empirical study showed that religious attendance was significant when also controlling for religious belonging and praying. When only controlling for religious belonging, the variable showed a statistically significant relationship with happiness.
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Lash, Andrew. "Religiosity and Subjective Interpretations of Personal Wealth." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4323.
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Historically, research has connected religiosity to many economic concepts in the United States. Religiosity can be a primary factor in the development of attitudes and values regarding financial issues and personal wealth. This study further expands the sociology of religion and economics by examining how differences in religious affiliation, attendance, and sociodemographic factors affect attitudes regarding personal wealth and financial behaviors. Previous studies have concentrated on religious differences in income, education, and life course achievement; however, few studies, if any, have directly measured religiosity and subjective attitudes toward personal wealth. Using the PEW Research Center's Economy Survey from February 2008, this examination uses multiple regression models to understand the extent to which religiosity affects wealth attitudes in America. Indicators of subjective wealth incorporated in the analysis are satisfaction of vehicle and home, ability to take preferable vacations, and desirable amount of discretionary income. The results of this study are discussed, as well as potential options for future research.M.A.
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Oliveira, Lívio Luiz Soares de. "Ensaios sobre economia da religião e torneios de promoção em organizações religiosas." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/18311.
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Esta tese tem dois objetivos: O primeiro é evidenciar, com base na literatura de Economia da Religião, a premissa de racionalidade humana relativa ao comportamento religioso. Com esse objetivo, realiza-se uma discussão dos fundamentos teóricos da Economia da Religião: a Escolha Racional, a Teoria do Consumidor aplicada à religião, o modelo de produção doméstica de Gary Becker e a Teoria do Mercado Religioso. Também se apresenta e se discute alguns dos principais modelos teóricos da Economia da Religião, citando, sempre que possível as evidências empíricas existentes na literatura. Como meio de contribuir para a discussão nessa área, são aplicados modelos econométricos de análise de survey com dados de duas pesquisas para dois dos modelos teóricos apresentados, o de Azzi-Ehremberg e o de Durkin Greeley (1991): Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domícilios (PNAD) de 1988, aplicada pelo IBGE, e Pesquisa Social Brasileira (PESB) de 2004, realizada pela FGV Opinião. Uma predição importante relacionada à Teoria do Mercado Religioso, um dos fundamentos da Teoria da Escolha Racional da Religião, é que quanto maior for, de um lado, o grau de regulação governamental neste mercado, por outro serão menores o grau de competição das organizações religiosas, o pluralismo religioso e, conseqüentemente, o nível de participação religiosa. Segundo a Teoria do Mercado Religioso, de modo semelhante a outros mercados, a intervenção estatal provoca, no mercado religioso, alocações subótimas de recursos escassos, ineficiência na produção e restrição na diversidade de bens e serviços religiosos ofertados aos consumidores pelas organizações religiosas. O segundo objetivo da tese, aliás, o principal, é buscar evidências que corroborem as premissas da Teoria dos Torneios de Promoção (Tournaments), elaborada por Edward Lazear e Sherwin Rosen (1981), em organizações religiosas. O problema se baseou na investigação do mercado interno de trabalho da Igreja Católica no que concerne à seleção e promoção de seus clérigos, recorrendo para isso ao seu Direito Canônico, na tentativa de identificar elementos que corroborassem ou evidenciassem os pressupostos da Teoria dos Torneios de Promoção nos documentos pesquisados, sendo o mais importante e fundamental o Código de Direito Canônico (CDC) de 1983. A legislação canônica suplementar também foi utilizada. Buscou-se investigar de que modo esses documentos normativos incorporam esquemas de incentivos para regular a hierarquia católica de ordem e de jurisdição, bem como a seleção e promoção de seus clérigos, sob a ótica de Torneios de Promoção. Estudando-se os Cânones do CDC e outros documentos de direito canônico, foram encontrados vários elementos que dão suporte à afirmação de que, de fato, existem evidências dos pressupostos de Tournaments naqueles esquemas, no que concerne à escolha e sistema promocional de clérigos católicos.This thesis has two objectives: the first is the evidence, based on the literature of Religious Economics, the premise of human rationality related to religious behavior. With this objective, was carried out a discussion of the theoretical fundamentals of Religious Economics: the Rational Choice, Consumer Theory applied to the Religion, Gary Becker`s model of domestic production and the Theory of the Religious Market. Some of the main theoretical models of Religious Economics are discussed, mentioning, whenever possible, the empirical evidence that appears in the literature. As a way of contributing to the discussion in this area, econometric models of survey analysis with data of two items of theoretical research presented, such as Azzi-Ehremberg and that of Durkin Greeley (1991): the 1988 National Research per Address Sample, applied by the IBGE and, the Brazilian Social Research (PESB) done in 2004 by the FGV Opiniao. An important prediction, related to the Religious Market Theory, one of the bases of the Rational Religious Choice Theory, is that, the larger it is, on one side, the degree of government regulation in this market, on the other hand, is lower the degree of competition of religious organizations, religious pluralism and, consequently, the level of religious participation. According to the Theory of the Religious Market, similarly to other markets, the state intervention causes, in the religious market, sub-optimal allocations of scarce resources, production inefficiency and restriction in the diversity of goods and religious services offered to the consumers by the religious organizations. The second aim of this Thesis, albeit the main one, is to find evidence, which corroborates the premises of the Theory of the Promotion Tournaments, elaborated by Edward Lazear and Sherwin Rosen (1981), in religious organizations. The problem was based on the investigation of the internal working market of the of the Roman Catholic Church, in what concerns the selection and promotion of its clergy, using the Canon Law, in the intent of identifying elements which corroborate or put into evidence the presumption of the Promotion Tournament Theory in the researched documents, being the most important and fundamental the 1983 Canon Law Code. The supplementary canon legislation was also used. It was investigated in what way those normative documents, incorporate incentive schemes in order to regulate the catholic hierarchy, of order and of jurisdiction as well as the selection and promotion of its clergy, under the optics of Promotion Tournaments. Studying the canons of the Canon Law Code and other canon law documents, several elements were found that give support to the affirmation that, in fact, there is evidence of the presupposition of the Tournaments in those schemes, as regards the choice and promotional system of Catholic clerics.
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Brewer, Lawton A. "The Function of Religion in Selected Novels of George Gissing." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/60.
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ABSTRACT George Gissing has experienced a fluctuating reputation among critics in the period of over one hundred years since his death in 1903. Curiously, during the last decade of his life, many critics put Gissing on a par with Thomas Hardy and George Meredith among writers living at that time. Early in his career, however, his reputation suffered from the notion that Gissing was simply a naturalist with a pessimistic, atheistic streak. To some extent, this appraisal has some merit. Gissing pronounced himself an unbeliever to family and to acquaintances such as Fredrick Harrison as early as 1880. Nonetheless, Gissing maintained an interest in religion throughout his life, a fact made plain by his use of religious material in his novels. Furthermore, he was far from merely dismissing religion, nor did he adopt a uniformly unsympathetic view of belief. My dissertation will demonstrate that, starting with his first published novel, Gissing made extensive use of religious subject matter in the form of imagery, symbolism, plot elements, and characterization. More significantly, he also examined the relationship between religion and capitalism. Often, one detects in Gissing’s work a sense of what I will call economic Calvinism, an idea that has received extensive explication by Max Weber and others. I will show that Gissing’s characters are often divided into class and economic lines, a fact not in itself particularly novel, but one which finds expression in Gissing in terms very evocative of the Christian division of humanity into categories of damned and saved. I will also reveal patterns in Gissing’s work that depict the ongoing dialogue between religious issues and other social concerns such as feminism, philanthropy, poverty, church affiliation, philosophy, and marriage. The dissertation covers selected novels from roughly the first half of Gissing’s career in an attempt to bring to light the pervasiveness of religious reference in a representative assortment of Gissing’s work. My paper will show that more concentrated attention to the use of religion in Gissing will contribute to a greater understanding of him as an artist. It will also suggest that more study in this area needs to be done.
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Kim, May F. "The Effect of Religiosity on the Economic Performance of the United States of America." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/490.
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The purpose of this study is to observe whether the religiosity of a region has an effect on its economic performance by running regressions on real gross domestic product, real household income, population, unemployment, and religiosity of each state un the U.S. from 2006 to 2012 to see if religion has a statistically significant impact in the economy do this. Considering the dwindling presence of religion in the world’s top economic powerhouses, it is expected to have a negative relationship between religion and the economy. The results show that there is a statistically significant correlation between religiosity and the economy, but the specific nature of the relationship remain inconclusive on the explicit nature of how religion may impact the economy.
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Kus, Maciej. "The Role of Religion in Determining Female Labor Force Participation Rates." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-9306.
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This paper looks at macro level data to measure the influence religion has played on female labor force participation (FLFP) rates between 1980 and 2005. It also attempts to find if this influence has changed over time. It then focuses specifically on African and post-communist nations as that is where some of the major religious changes have taken place in the last few decades. There is no clear pattern of an increasing or decreasing influence of religion on FLFP rates. Rather, different religions in different parts of the world affect FLFP in different ways. Finally, this paper looks specifically at Islamic and Catholic nations to see what variables have an effect on rising FLFP rates in those countries.
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Cholee, Jin Sung. "Gender Analysis of Politics, Economics and Culture of Korean Reunification: Toward a Feminist Theological Foundation for Reunified Society." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/64.
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In this study, I have focused on the process for an eventual reunification of North and South Korea. In this process, Korean political, economic, cultural and religious issues are necessarily present. My study focuses on cultural and religious factors. I adopt the German reunification as a case study. The German reunification process provides Koreans with lessons about the negative changes in the status of German women since the German reunification caused extreme instances of the loss of status and economic opportunity for women. German reunification shows that the unequal situation and systems in society were not only due to political positions. Strong religious factors deeply influenced the German mentality.
A similar religion-factor is at work in North Korean society which is influenced by Confucianism and in South Korean society which is influenced by Confucianism and conservative Christianity. I argue that religion is one of the major factors in the political culture of Korea, and religion can either assist a fair and equal process for both women and men or it can in a biased way maintain a male-oriented form of reunification. Consequently, the cultural and religious factors in this process of reunification must include an equalization of women and men. This can only take place if Korean women are major participants in the entire reunification process. There is a serious need for a reunification theology which incorporate gender into Korean theology, thus providing a 'feminist reunification theology.' A 'feminist reunification theology' presents basic theological principles that will help build an egalitarian community. There are three important ways to include women's concern for true reunification: 1) The creation of an egalitarian community in work, family and society; 2) The restoration of humanity by healing love and forgiveness through the power of Cross; and 3) The need for religion to be reformed in which a women can be a co-leader in family, church and nation.
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Eilinghoff, Christian. "Ökonomische Analyse der Religion : theoretische Konzepte und rechtspolitische Empfehlungen /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/393034240.pdf.
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Denenny, David Timothy. "Cultural Naturalism and the Market God." OpenSIUC, 2018. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2464.
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This work employs John Dewey's cultural naturalism to explore how and why the orthodox economic tradition functions as a religious faith.Scholars such as the theologian Harvey Cox and others now view orthodox economic practice as a religion. Other scholars such as Max Weber, Alasdair MacIntyre, and numerous others view modern economic practice as exemplifying a particular ethic. The focus in this work is placed upon the destructive consequences of practicing the Market faith. This work argues that much of contemporary economic practice maintains a view of science that is incompatible with the kind of naturalism found in Classical American Pragmatism. The history of the development of economics as a religious faith is explored beginning in the seventeenth-century up to the present day. The philosophical assumptions that have composed this relatively new faith are analyzed in detail. The conclusion provides an account of what we may hope for in the future.
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Hou, Annabel. "To What Extent Do Religious Institutions Provide a Societal Value? Is the Tax-Exempt Status Justified?" Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1298.
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Religious institutions have been tax-exempt from almost all taxes for more than two centuries. The two primary justifications used to protect this ‘status’ is the constitution and the concept that churches provide positive externalities that believers and non-believers all benefit from. This paper examines the relationship between religiosity and five socially important characteristics: high school graduation rate, a divorce rate, incidence of domestic violence, and levels of substance abuse and crime. I run multiple simple and full regressions across 207 counties in Texas. In four of the five analyses, religiosity has a strong statistically significant desirable impact. With the addition of control variables, other explanatory variables like median household income and number of divorces have coefficients with greater magnitude but the same statistical significance as that of religiosity.
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Way, Patricia Anne. "Troubling Secular Assumptions: What 'Early' Feminist Resistance Can Tell Us about Globalization, Religion, and Secularism." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/214780.
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This project uses the archive at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an international Quaker peace and social justice organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, in order to shed light on the globalization resistance labor of the Nationwide Women's Program (NWP) and its transnational networks. The NWP was an internal program at the AFSC, initiated by women staff and committee members who challenged the practices of gender discrimination within the organization and initiated external AFSC programs that served women's unique needs in peace and social justice initiatives. By focusing primarily on the serial inserts of the group's newsletter from 1978 to 1988, entitled Women and Global Corporations: Work, Roles, Resistance, this project draws attention to the dense networks of transnational communication and resistance against global economic restructuring during this time. It uses and challenges social movement scholarship by suggesting that the analytical frameworks of transnational advocacy networks and social movement mobilization more accurately capture the antiglobalization activity that took place several decades prior to when it is conventionally identified in 1999. The project highlights the NWP's social movement brokerage and the embodied social movement activities of the activists, scholars, and laborers in its orbit. These social movement activities included boycotts, letter-writing campaigns, labor organizing, and a plethora of other on-the-ground activities and discursive practices against global corporations and the institutions that supported them. An investigation into the sources of the NWP's knowledge production in brokering this movement reveals both Quaker and feminist influences that call into question the conventionally accepted binary between religion and secularity in the Western imaginary. The presence of Quaker and feminist influences on the NWP's understandings of globalization provides the opportunity for thinking through at least two possibilities: how a tacit Protestant secularism within the organization contributed to its own erasure, and how contemporary globalization narratives are infused with a Protestant secularism that insidiously frames globalization resistance as retrograde and fuels a universalizing (and therefore exclusionary) notion of progress and unsustainable growth.
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Macy, Alexandra G. "The Socio-economic and Religious Aspects in Robinson Crusoe." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2011. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/199.
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In the novel, Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe examines a wide range of complex issues. Defoe takes the typical adventure theme and transforms it into a thought-provoking reflection of many issues involving society. A blending of economic and religious issues is created by first focusing on economy, then bringing the issue of religion in, and finally allowing for the portrayal of the interpenetration between each. Defoe proves that it is possible to live by economic practices and monetary values while still maintaining a good, moral character. The emphasis on economic issues is extremely apparent, as Defoe calls into question the concept of money and its value, as well as its place in society. Crusoe is first portrayed as a man defined by money and ruled by economic principles. Even when removed from society, he is impelled to practice many economic conventions, such as investment, moderation and the idea of profit. Defoe creates Crusoe to be so greatly influenced by money and the economy in the beginning so as to better emphasize the intertwining of his economic side with his religious side. The Christian values and morals of Crusoe dominate the latter part of the novel. He rediscovers the Bible and its teachings and learns the importance of repentance and giving thanks. The provocative progression in unveiling the many layers of Crusoe allows for the reader to see that the man they thought to be defined by money is rather a man trying to live by the Word of God.
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Persson, David. "Corruption : the Erosion of African Economic Standards." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-266.
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Africa has during the past decades experienced vast difficulties in inducing greater levels of economic growth, which in turn has stirred intensive debates in an attempt to unveil its causes. A dawning debate to surface during recent years places corruption as a potent obstacle to impede and dent African economic progress. Embracing a theoretical and regression analysis, this thesis sets out to unravel the causes of African corruption, its implications, and its effects upon the economic standards of a number of selected countries. The findings reveal that corruption, amid all time-periods analyzed, discloses a strong deleterious impact upon GNI per capita primarily by damaging and undermining the African insti-tutional framework, which in turn is unable to function optimally. The outcome is that less economic progress [and thus lower levels of income] is being generated as resources are allocated and squandered in a non-optimal way. It is also substantiated that Protestantism and a high degree of homogeneity are factors that exercise a positive influence upon corruption and economic standards. The thesis finally illuminates the intricate and ubiquitous impediments that obscure Africa’s economic progress. It is concluded that inept governments and institutions too often lie at the core of the quandary. The current standard of Africa’s governments and institutions thus often leave much to be desired.
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Tarrant, Iona Elizabeth. "Is there a conflict between liberty and social welfare? : an historical perspective on Sen's "Impossibility of a Paretian Liberal"." Thesis, University of Hull, 2000. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3952.
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Kim, Yoon Tae. "Typologies of religious market model : an economic approach to religion." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2013. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/typologies-of-religious-market-model(3105c17b-411e-4dc6-a1e2-7224c2563c2e).html.
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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the economic approach to religion and suggest a new frame for the religious market model. In religious studies, various approaches have been attempted, for example anthropology, sociology and psychology. Recently, some sociologists and economists have started to observe the marketization of religion and to explain religious phenomena or behaviours from an economic perspective. Based on this economic approach to religion, they have made it possible to explain not only marketization of religion but also religious revival in a secular and modern period. In spite of their great contributions to the formation of a new paradigm in religious studies, however, the economic approach to religion has been criticized for its reductionist methodology and basic assumptions. In addition, this approach has been questioned about its main theory, the religious market model. Some people assume that this model can be applied only to a free market situation in the modern period; others assume that it is applicable only to specially secularized regions, such as the U.S. or U.K. Nevertheless, the previous model has often shown some limitations because of the narrow understanding of the religious market. After all, these limitations have left economists of religion unable to explain more diverse religious contexts. Given these considerations, this thesis concludes that the existing religious market model needs to be more comprehensively updated. Therefore, in order to enhance the applicability of the economic approach to religion, I suggest new typologies of the religious economic system, religious market, and religious market structure. Then I examine how they can be applied in an actual religious marketplace through specific cases in South Korea.
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DeLong, Tyler Benjamin. "Eucharistic Unity, Fragmented Body: Christian Social Practice and the Market Economy." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1427404705.
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SOUZA, THADEU DA SILVA. "O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA CRÍTICA À IDOLATRIA DO MERCADO EM HUGO ASSMANN." Universidade Metodista de Sao Paulo, 2017. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1654.
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This research seeks to investigate the theoretical methods used by the latin-american theologian Hugo Assmann to articulate the binomial theology and economics in the task of criticizing the religious functioning of capitalism. For an adequate analysis, we restrict ourselves to analyse the devolopment of his criticism to the idolatry of the market. By making use of Jung Mo Sung's contributions we have divided Assmann's thoughts in three phases very different in his understanding about the market.We seek to analyse in detail each one of the phases in the next chapters that constitute this dissertation starting from his main works. In the first chapter, we dedicated ourselves to study Assmann's criticism to the "capitalismo como religião do fetiche". Our hypothesis is that this criticism is the first register that critically links the market to the biblical concept of gods and idols. In this phase Assmann develops a radical or metaphysics critique of the capitalist market, disregarding the importance of the market in a possible postcapitalism/socialism society. The second chapter approaches the theme of the market idolatry from Hugo Assmann. After that, we analyse both of the major concepts of this structure: idol and idolatry. We showed that, by the time he made use of the thesis of Franz Hinkelammert about Crítica da razão utópica, Assmann begins to accept the market as a necessary economic factor to social relations. His criticism is toward the absolutizing of the alleged self-relgulation of the market's mechanisms advocated by the neoliberal utopian thought. In the third chapter, we analyse in which way Assmann incorporates the theory of living self-regulative systems to his thought about the market and begins to accept that, in some parts, the market is a self -regulating system and has a positive dimension. Here Assmann criticizes the neoliberal's idolatrous faith in a self-regulation that will always produce the best result. This impedes any attempt of a social intervention as a consequence of solidarity purposes which would compensate the exacerbated system's exclusion logic. In this interim, we will try to present a socioeconomic basis for the fact that it is impossible to put an end to the market and to the mercantile relations in wide and complex realities such as those from modern societies. Finally, we will also investigate how Assmann introduces the conception of solidarity in this discussion, both to criticize the idolatry of the market's complete automatism and to propose an estrategy to overcome this logic of sacrifice that ignores the tendency of exclusion in the market. To this end, we will make use mainly of DEI theologians' contributions as reference for analysing the work of Assmann and other philosophers and sociologists that are important from our point of view.
Esta pesquisa busca investigar os mecanismos teóricos utilizados pelo teólogo latino-americano Hugo Assmann para articular o binômio teologia e economia na tarefa de criticar o funcionamento religioso do capitalismo. Para uma adequada investigação, nos limitamos a analisar o desenvolvimento de sua crítica à idolatria do mercado. Por meio das contribuições de Jung Mo Sung dividimos o pensamento de Assmann em três fases com características bastante distintas em sua compreensão sobre o mercado. Buscamos analisar detidamente cada uma delas nos capítulos que compõem esta dissertação a partir de suas principais obras. No primeiro capítulo, dedicamo-nos à análise da crítica de Assmann ao “capitalismo como religião do fetiche”. Nossa hipótese é de que está nesta crítica as primeiras notas que vinculam criticamente o mercado ao conceito bíblico de deuses ou ídolos. Nesta fase Assmann desenvolve uma crítica radical ou metafísica ao mercado capitalista, de modo a desconsiderar por completo a importância do mercado em uma possível sociedade pós-capitalista/socialista. O segundo capítulo aborda o tema da idolatria do mercado. Buscamos apresentar nele a estrutura conceitual da crítica à idolatria do mercado em Hugo Assmann. Depois, analisamos os dois conceitos principais desta estrutura: ídolo e idolatria. Evidenciamos que, ao apropriar-se da tese de Franz Hinkelammert sobre a Crítica da razão utópica, Assmann passa a aceitar o mercado como um fator econômico necessário às relações sociais. Sua crítica está direcionada à absolutização da suposta autorregulação dos mecanismos do mercado defendido pelo pensamento utópico neoliberal. No terceiro capítulo, analisamos o modo com que Assmann incorpora ao seu pensamento sobre o mercado a teoria dos sistemas vivos autorregulativos e passa aceitar que, em partes, o mercado é um sistema que se autorregula e tem uma dimensão positiva. Aqui Assmann critica a fé idolátrica dos neoliberais de que autorregulação do mercado produzirá sempre o melhor resultado. Isto impede qualquer forma de intervenção social em vista de metas solidárias que compensem a exacerbada lógica de exclusão do sistema. Neste ínterim, buscaremos apresentar uma fundamentação socioeconômica para o fato da impossibilidade de acabar com o mercado e com relações mercantis em realidades amplas e complexas como nas sociedades modernas. Por fim, investigaremos também como Assmann introduz a noção de solidariedade nesta discussão, tanto para criticar a idolatria do automatismo pleno do mercado, quanto para propor uma estratégia de superação desta lógica sacrifical que ignora a tendência de exclusão do mercado. Para tanto, utilizaremos fundamentalmente de contribuições dos teólogos do DEI como referencial de análise das obras de Assmann e também de teses de outros filósofos e sociólogos que se fizerem importantes a partir de nosso objetivo geral.
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Bengtsson, Carming John, and Patrik Mellin. "PL : Publikt ledarskap." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-575.
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Bakgrund: Företagsledare i dagens näringsliv blir alltmer synliga i såväl mediala sammanhang som i samhällsdebatten. Samtidigt som företagsledare agerar som PR-figurer för företaget, tycks PR-män mer och mer blir rådgivande aktörer åt företagsledarna. Därmed tycks ett nytt fenomen göra sig gällande i svenskt näringsliv, nämligen att PR-verksamhet integreras som en del i företagsledarens arbete.
Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för PR som en integrerad del i det ledarskap som flera företagsledare bedriver. Detta sker genom att vi utifrån teorier kring företagsekonomi, religions- och statsvetenskap, samt utifrån empiriska iakttagelser utvecklar ett språk inom området.
Avgränsningar: Uppsatsen begränsar sig till att beskriva det formella ledarskapet på VD-nivå. Vårt utomorganisatoriska perspektiv innebär att vi har insamlat data utanför företagets sfär.
Genomförande: Den empiriska undersökningen grundar sig i dokument, främst i form av artiklar, samt i fyra intervjuer med PR-konsulter och journalister. Med hjälp av dessa data samt behandlade teorier har vi utvecklat ett språk för det studerade fenomenet.
Resultat: Vi har benämnt vårt studerade fenomen för PL, som innebär att en synlig publik ledare, med hjälp av en expertstab och genom ömsesidig och interaktiv påverkan med publiken skall skapa en positiv opinion.
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Clay, Bernard. "The (Un)seen." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/55.
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This collection of original poems features work created and edited over two years in the Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. The poems collected for this thesis represent a Bildungsroman, a coming of age narrative, that details the psychological growth and education of a narrator who feels excluded or invisible as he grows up in America during the late eighties and early nineties. Progressing poem by poem, a myriad of subjects are explored including race, gender, religion, economics, the environment, politics, and even Muhammad Ali.
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Burke, Brenda Ann Carleton University Dissertation International Affairs. "Islam in the Sudan; the impact of religion, and religious elites, on development." Ottawa, 1988.
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Parsons, Elizabeth C. "Provoking the Rocks: A Study of Reality and Meaning on the Zambian Copperbelt." Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/61.
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Even though the West, or Global North, initiates extensive development policymaking and project activity on the African continent, this study argues that one source of major frustration between different parties entrusted to do the work arises from cognitive differences in their worldviews. These differences affect people's actions and have theological ramifications involving how we all understand meaning and reality. The study employs a case method analyzed through the lens of Alfred Schutz's sociology of knowledge theories and augmented by insights from African scholars to look at basic perceptual differences between Zambians and expatriates working on the Copperbelt Province's mines. After exploring how participants in the study interpreted various experiences, this study concludes that Zambians and expatriates were essentially living in "parallel universes" of meaning regardless of their apparently shared activities and objectives. The study further argues that viewpoints expressed by Zambian participants can be extrapolated into powerful lessons for members of civil society who are concerned about international development and the environment. Such teaching elements could especially help reshape how Americans and other Westerners understand ourselves in relation to physical creation and the cosmos as well as to those from radically different cultures. Lessons learned from the Zambian perspective could also help reinvigorate Western theological thinking, providing much needed critiques of discourses that currently dominate international development policymaking and planning and that determine value principally according to economic strategies and fulfillment of efficient, measurable objectives.Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.
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Kruska, Richard. "Financial Models in Catholic Education." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2008. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/258.
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Catholic education is at a crossroads in the United States, as rising tuition costs present significant challenges to many families’ financial resources. At the very least, affording a Catholic education calls for a reprioritization of expenses. However, in many cases, high tuition costs leave parents with no recourse but to remove their children from Catholic schools. As costs and tuition climb, only those with significant financial resources will be able to attend Catholic schools. Hence, maintaining the foundational mission of Catholic education, namely to provide access to education for the poor and oppressed, threatens to become impossible due to the inadequate revenue from tuition-dependant financial models used by Catholic school administrations. Thus, Catholic schools need a critical rethinking of their financial model in order to make Catholic education accessible to all.
In order to address the financial crisis in Catholic education, it is first important to understand the various forces that influence the funding of Catholic schools. This study addresses this need by asking the question: “What are the current financial models of Catholic education?” Based on a review of the current literature, and including data from a survey of current Catholic diocesan superintendents, this study defines the current financial models used in contemporary Catholic schools in the U.S. by asking the following questions: What are the parameters or conditions of the model? Who are the beneficiaries of the model? What is the social goal or purpose of the model? What is the strength of the model? What are the weaknesses of the model?
Through a summary of the survey findings, recommendations begin to emerge that are presented in the following three categories: (a) a need for a purposeful, strategic, comprehensive intentionality in the application of the various financial models available, (b) a need to reframe the leadership model for financing Catholic schools, and (c) a need to review and update the current decentralized model in Catholic education.
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Palmer-Boyes, Ashley E. Bader Christopher David. "Labor "meats" religion economic restructuring in the meatpacking industry and religious adherence in the Midwest /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5165.
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Glover, Michael Emanuel. "Islamic institutions, the status of women, and economic growth." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33990.
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Within the sample of Muslim-majority countries, the links between how explicitly "Islamic" a society is, the status of women, and economic and other societal outcomes is explored. A country is considered more or less "Islamic" depending upon if Islam is the official state religion, if Islamic law forms a basis for the legal system, and the degree to which the country has rejected or maintained traditional Islamic norms such as regarding the acceptance of polygamy and the legal obligation of women to wear the veil in public. It is found that if a country is more "Islamic," it tends to also have worse outcomes along different dimensions, such as degree of authoritarianism and absence of women's rights. However, focusing exclusively on whether the country has Islamic law as a basis of the legal system, these countries tend to be richer. An extremity index is composed, which contains only variables which describe the status of women in Muslim countries, along educational and legal dimensions. It is found in regressions that this extremity index is a statistically significant predictor of economic growth, where higher extremity leads to lower GDP growth rates. Oil is still an extremely important factor in explaining the variation in GDP levels and growth rates in the Muslim world.
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Nuzzo, Marcella <1974>. "Turismo religioso: percorsi culturali-religiosi come leva di sviluppo territoriale." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1019/.
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Il lavoro di tesi di dottorato, dal titolo “Turismo religioso: percorsi culturali-religiosi come leva di
sviluppo territoriale”, ha preso in esame in particolare il tema dei percorsi culturali/religiosi,
considerati “strategici” in una prospettiva di ricomposizione territoriale e di sviluppo locale, e
considerati importanti per la promozione di nuovi flussi turistici e valorizzazione delle risorse storiche,
artistiche e culturali del Salento leccese.
Il lavoro di tesi affronta il tema del turismo culturale legato all’offerta del bene religioso inteso
come potenziale fattore di attrazione turistica ed importante risorsa per lo sviluppo sostenibile del
territorio. L’attenzione a santuari e luoghi di culto costituisce, infatti, una valida occasione di interesse
per le opere d'arte in essi presenti, e rappresenta anche una possibilità di conoscenza del territorio in
cui essi insistono, diventando la destinazione di un turismo colto e di qualità.
Il lavoro di tesi, si propone di dimostrare come l’attenzione al motivo religioso creando mobilità, flussi
di popolazione, di turisti possa diventare occasione di promozione del prodotto locale, mettendo a
sistema tutte le risorse economiche presenti nel territorio.
Più in dettaglio, dopo un iniziale approccio teorico al concetto di turismo culturale, turismo
religioso e marketing territoriale, esso analizza lo stato dell’arte nel territorio provinciale leccese,
individuando possibili itinerari turistico-religiosi nel Salento leccese rapportati ai “Cammini
d’Europa”. Si propone l’itinerario turistico - e, in particolare, a quello Leucadense, noto come la “via
della Perdonanza di Leuca”, che segue la via dei pellegrinaggi medioevali che si suffragavano di
luoghi di sosta in chiese e cappelle dedicate alla Vergine Maria - come strumento verso cui si
orientano le recenti strategie di competitività territoriale, definibile come uno strumento d’offerta
turistica che mira a valorizzare elementi-risorse del territorio. Si tratta di percorsi utili a promuovere
un prodotto competitivo, che presuppone l’enucleazione dell’offerta turistica locale integrata e la
costruzione intorno ad essi di un territorio dotato di infrastrutture, ricettività, politiche
dell’accoglienza, valorizzazione e fruizione del patrimonio culturale materiale, immateriale ed
ambientale.
Non mancano nel lavoro preoccupazioni legate alla sostenibilità di un tipo di turismo, che, se
di massa (come è il caso delle visite al santuario di San Pio a San Giovanni Rotondo), produce gravi
pressioni sull’ambiente e perciò necessita un forte impegno in termini di pubblicità, pianificazione
investimenti e presume un’opportuna programmazione da parte degli enti locali in termini di offerta
ricettiva, ristorativa e dotazione di infrastrutture. La coerenza degli interventi che promuovono il
prodotto religioso non può prescindere da un’integrazione orizzontale tra il sistema territoriale
(ambiente, paesaggio, sistemi socio-produttivi) e gli attori locali coinvolti, ai fini di un processo di
valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale che produce sviluppo locale.
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Pinheiro, Ana. "A DÁDIVA NO RITUAL DA PROCISSÃO DO FOGARÉU NA CIDADE DE GOIÁS." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2004. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/807.
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Previous issue date: 2004-08-19This dissertation is a bibliographic and empirical study which intends to aunch in the academic milieu not only the gift-giving analysis but its role in production and reproduction of social ties as well as its place and importance in the different forms of societies. Based on Mauss theory, gift-giving is in all societies, be modern, be traditional. This theory comprises of a genuine social system, with its own specificities and differences. The present study contains a discussion based on those authors who were inspired by Maussian literature. Mauss argues that the gift-giving is a paradigm which is peculiar to social sciences and he suggests that a societys formed by a primary social rule, that is, the process of gift-exchange for giving, receiving and rewarding. All of them create the cement bonds of social solidarity which are more important than the output of goods. In the light of Mauss theory, this research aims to link his ideas and Procissão do Fogaréu da Cidade de Goiás Cresset Procession in Goiás Town -. It presupposes that the procession is seen as an event which dramatizes the major gift-giving act in the Christian imaginary, that is, Jesus Christ donation to save the world. The procession is a dramatic representation whose ritual reports the bible text, and at same time, the local tradition which is experienced and defined by the people who live in Goiás Town.
O presente trabalho é um estudo bibliográfico e empírico que busca colocar no meio acadêmico, a análise da dádiva e seu papel na produção e reprodução do laço social, bem como seu lugar e importância nas diversas formas de sociedade que coexistem nos dias de hoje. Segundo essa teoria, a dádiva está presente em todas as partes da sociedade, tanto nas modernas, como nas mais tradicionais. Desta forma, ela constitui um sistema social genuíno, com especificidades próprias e diferentes dos outros sistemas existentes na sociedade. Todo o trabalho demonstra uma maior afinidade por aqueles autores inspirados por leituras maussianas. Para Mauss, a dádiva é um paradigma próprio das ciências sociais e sugere que a sociedade se forma a partir de uma regra social primeira, a obrigação de dar, receber, retribuir e que a constituição do vínculo social é mais importante do que a produção de bens. A proposta da dissertação objetiva estabelecer uma conexão entre os estudos de Mauss e a Procissão do Fogaréu da Cidade De Goiás, partindo do pressuposto de que o evento teatraliza o maior ato de gratuidade do imaginário cristão: a entrega de Jesus Cristo para a salvação do mundo. A procissão é um ritual que, narrando um texto bíblico, superpõe, através de sua representação dramática, uma tradição vivida e definida localmente.
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Shepard, Scott. "The rise of pan-Islamism in Britain." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FShepard.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Michael Freeman, Zachary Shore. "December 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-101). Also available in print.
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Fink, Richard William. "The Commercialization of the Afterlife: Spiritualism's Supernatural Economy, 1848-1900." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2010. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/69792.
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HistoryM.A.
Spiritualism was a popular cultural movement that flourished in the late-19th century across the United States and eventually Europe. While there were many facets of its philosophy, the primary conviction behind Spiritualism was that spirits of the dead could communicate with the living through human mediums. Although this basic definition of Spiritualism is virtually uncontested in contemporary scholarship, the cultural causes of the movement remain a highly debated topic. Historians have proposed a variety of theories for Spiritualism's inception, but none have yet to explore the economic motivations behind the movement. Spiritualism was, in fact, a vital commercial enterprise that spurred entrepreneurial and consumption opportunities for thousands of nascent capitalists. During the movement's prime, a host of Spiritualist merchandise was mass produced and marketed, including talking boards, spirit photographs, séances, and planchettes. Together, these products were produced and consumed in what became an "economy of the supernatural"--a thriving industry based on the desire to communicate with deceased humans. Through analysis of product advertisements and opinions raised about the issue found in mass media, this thesis will demonstrate that economic motivation was behind every aspect of Spiritualist practice. No part of the movement was left untouched by the desire for financial gain. Furthermore, this thesis argues that while various cultural forces influencing Spiritualism would diminish over time, the movement was able to sustain itself through the development of an economy of supernatural products and services, many of which continue to be produced to this very day.
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Lenoble, Clément. "L’exercice de la pauvreté : les franciscains d’Avignon, l’incertitude économique et la circulation des richesses à la fin du Moyen Âge." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010LYO20058.
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Comment analyser et tenter de comprendre le fonctionnement et les transformations des économies conventuelles franciscaines généralement constatées à la fin du Moyen Âge dans les testaments conservés par les couvents et les notaires ? Interprétées comme un abandon de l’idéal de pauvreté et comme une trahison du projet originel de François d’Assise, justifiant la contestation et la dissidence des Spirituels puis la réforme de l’Observance, ces mutations de la vie franciscaine sont très vivement mises en lumière par les comptes quotidiens exceptionnels du couvent d’Avignon, les seuls de cet ordre religieux à avoir été non seulement conservés mais probablement aussi produits à partir de 1359. Malgré leurs lacunes, ils autorisent une reconstitution précise et minutieuse du mode de vie des frères, des mécanismes de leur économie, de la nature de leurs échanges avec la société urbaine ainsi que de leurs méhodes de gestion et d’administration pendant 120 ans. Ils permettent de lire l’économie conventuelle et les pratiques à la lumière de la conjoncture, brutalement inversée après le départ des papes, mais aussi à l’aune des normes et des principes élaborés par les théologiens de l’ordre et par les juristes de la fin du Moyen Âge. Ils montrent les efforts des Mineurs pour se soumettre aux aléas du marché local et la virtuosité technique avec laquelle ils s’y emploient. Ils révèlent les liens entre l’activité pastorale franciscaine, les pratiques dévotionnelles des fidèles et l’économie du couvent. Ils permettent de mieux saisir la nature des rapports entre la ville et les Mendiants et de proposer quelques éléments d’explication à leurs transformations, en lien avec les mutations des sociétés urbaines et des rapports à l’au-delà à la fin du Moyen ÂgeHow analyse and understand the way the Franciscans ruled their houses in the late Middle Ages ? The transformations of conventual economics have been observed in notarial documentation and considered as the abandon of the original ideal of poverty, a betrayal of Francis of Assisi’s original project, that would justify the Spiritual’s protest movement and the Observant reform. These mutations are brought to light by the daily ledgers of the convent of Avignon produced and conserved from 1359 to 1480. It is possible to reconstruct the Friars’ way of life, their economics, the exchanges with the city and their specific methods of managing the convent. It is possible to analyse the conventual economic in the light of the economic crisis, the franciscan rules and norms elaborated by the theologians and jurists. The ledgers show the Friars’ efforts and methods to submit themselves to the local market. It reveals the links between pastoral activities, the faithful’s piety and the conventual economics
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Wagner, Casey L. "Restoring Relationship: How the Methodologies of Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement in Post-Colonial Kenya Achieve Environmental Healing and Women's Empowerment." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3164.
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The effects of the colonial project in Kenya created multi-faceted damages to the land and indigenous people-groups. Using the lens of ecofeminism, this study examines the undergirding structures that produce systems such as colonization that oppress and destroy land, people, and other beings. By highlighting the experience of the Kikuyu people within the Kenyan colonial program, the innovative and ingenious response of Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement proves to be a relevant and effective counter to women's disempowerment and environmental devastation in a post-colonial nation. The approach of the Green Belt Movement offers a unique and accessible method for empowering women, restoring the land, and addressing loss of cultural identity, while also contributing a theoretical template for addressing climate change.
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Pacciardi, Agnese. "Globalization in the middle east: regression in progress." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/16018/.
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The MENA region has been for centuries one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan areas in the world. Due to its geographical position, it was a gateway between the East and the West, an area that merged people from different cultures, religions and civilizations. It was the birthplace of the three major monotheistic religions of the world and it was for centuries an area where science, economy and art flourished unquestioned. While the great majority of the areas in the world present a progressive tendency to go from a closed and self-centered society to an open, cosmopolitan one, sacrificing regional specificities in favor of an international integration and interaction, the MENA region surprisingly presents a counter trend. That same region that used to be the center of intercultural, scientific and commercial exchanges is almost reversing. As a fact, during the last decades, the process of globalization brought Western countries to a gradual opening to each other, while the Middle East seems not to fit in this process. Although with some exceptions, little progress has been done and this area seems to be determined to resist. The paradox of globalization in the MENA region is that, instead of smoothing the differences, as it is doing elsewhere, it is fueling parochialism, thus strengthening the cultural identity and exacerbating the decade-long opposition between the East and the West. Not only governments and radical movements, but also intellectuals and a great part of the population dread it and perceive it as a threat. Where the Arab world has been forced to let globalization in, it has also made sure to preserve and stress the role of tradition and religion both in the public and private sphere. This research intends to investigate the uniqueness of globalization in the Arab world, analyzing the process from different perspectives. The core of the dissertation will analyze globalization from three main aspects: economic, political and cultural.
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Duchesne, Frédéric. "L'ajustement indien : les villages du Coropuna (Arequipa, Pérou) au 18e siècle." Paris 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA030159.
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Le Condesuyos d’Arequipa, province péruvienne isolée et déshéritée qui, à l’époque coloniale, se dessine autour du volcan Coropuna, est mal connu de l’Histoire. Un événement, un seul dans toute cette période, retiendrait l’attention d’un historien en quête de spectaculaire : la révolte des Indiens idolâtres d’Andagua entre 1745 et 1752. Le procès, mené par les autorités provinciales pour réprimer ce soulèvement offre un portait de la société villageoise des terres du Coropuna au 18e siècle, où l’on observe l’articulation du monde indien à la société coloniale, thème central de cette étude. Les villages du Coropuna au 18e siècle, compris à la lumière de leurs héritages culturels et de leur histoire sur la longue durée, sont envisagés à travers les réalités démographiques et économiques, les relations des Indiens aux autorités et le phénomène religieux. Mais au-delà d’une simple monographie, il s’agit d’observer les acteurs de cette société au quotidien, d’analyser les trajectoires de vie et les relations sociales. Au sein de ce microcosme se distinguent également les mécanismes d’ajustement qui façonnent l’Indien tout au long de l’histoire colonialeThe Condesuyos of Arequipa is an isolated and deprived Peruvian province, which used to stand out all around the Coropuna volcano during the colonial era but remains almost unknown to History. The only event that would catch the attention of an historian in search of something spectacular might be the revolt of the idolatrous Indians of Andagua between 1745 and 1752. The legal action taken by the provincial authorities to repress this uprising shows a picture of the villager society of the Coropuna lands in the 18th century in which we can notice – and this is the central topic of this study – the Indian world articulating itself to the colonial society. These villages, in the light of their cultural heritage and long-term history, are considered through demographic and economic realities, relations between the Indian and the authorities as well as religious phenomena. Beyond being a simple monograph, this work depicts the actors of this society on a daily basis and analyses the various paths of life and social relationships. In the heart of this microcosm, the way the Indian will fit (but also will be fitted) onto this world is noticeable throughout colonial history
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Vikström, Jenny, and Evelina Manfredsson. "Du ska inte bita den hand som föder dig : En studie på effekterna av religion och etiska värderingars inverkan på internationell marknadsföring i Saudiarabien." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för teknik och samhälle, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-8574.
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Nyckelord: Kulturell påverkan, etik och religion, konsumentbeteende, internationell marknadsföring och svenskhet. Syfte Syftet med detta examensarbete är att skapa fördjupad förståelse för hur kulturella faktorer, såsom religion och etiska värderingar, påverkar svenska företags utformning av deras internationella marknadsföring med fokus på den saudiarabiska marknaden. Utifrån denna förståelse syftar studien till att undersöka de svenska konsumenternas reaktioner på företagens eventuella åtgärder och anpassningar efter den saudiarabiska kulturen, studien syftar även till att se om de finns några likheter och skillnader mellan olika generationer, kön och låg- respektive höginkomsttagare. Problemformulering Hur påverkar kulturella faktorer, såsom religion och etiska värderingar, svenska företags utformning av deras internationella marknadsföring i Saudiarabien? Hur påverkar företagens ageranden de svenska konsumenternas uppfattning av företaget och finns det några likheter och skillnader i attityderna mellan olika konsumentgrupper, såsom generationer, kön och låg- respektive höginkomsttagare? Metodval Studien fokuserar på två stycken stora svenska detaljhandelsföretag som opererar på den saudiarabiska marknaden. Undersökningen bygger på både kvalitativ och kvantitativ data. De data som samlats in och som ligger till grund för studiens resultat och slutsatser är genomförd via litteraturstudier och en enkätundersökning på 171 stycken deltagare. Resultat och slutsatser Kulturella faktorer har en stor inverkan på företagens internationella marknadsföring, men de har valt olika tillvägagångssätt. De svenska konsumenterna reagerade olika starkt mot olika sorters anpassningar och det är av stor vikt för företagen att skilja mellan vilka anpassningar som hemmarknaden accepterar och inte. Kunder tenderar att byta ut ett varumärke på grund av etiska skäl och det av stor betydelse för företagen att ha en långsiktigt hållbar marknadsföring.Keywords: The impact of culture, ethics and religion, consumer behavior, International marketing and swedishness Purpose The purpose of this study is to create a deeper understanding about cultural factors, such as religion and ethical value, and the impact on Swedish business international marketing designs with focus on the Saudi Arabian market. With this knowledge the purpose of this study continues to focus on which effects this may have on the Swedish market and if the effects differ between different generations, gender and low-income respective high-income earners. Problem How do cultural factors, such as religion and ethical values, have an impact on Swedish business international marketing design in Saudi Arabia? Which impacts have the adaptations on the Swedish market and are there any differences between different groups of consumers, such as generations, gender and low-income respective high-income earners? Method This study focus on two big Swedish retail companies that operates on the Saudi Arabian market. The investigations in this study are built on both qualitative and quantitative data, one literature study and one survey that included 171 participants. Results and conclusions Cultural factors have a large impact on the businesses international marketing designs, but they have chosen different way to handle the situations. The Swedish consumers reactions were different regarding on the adaptations and it’s really important that the business know which adaptations that they are accepting and not. Customers may change from one brand to another because of ethical values and the companies need to have a long-term sustainable marketing.
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Zubi, Salah. "L’histoire de la cité d'Euhespérides, depuis sa fondation jusqu'à son abandon (fin du VIIe – milieu du IIIe siècle avant J.-C.)." Thesis, Paris 4, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA040084.
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Euhespérides (Benghazi) en Cyrénaïque (Libye), est une ville grecque, fondée à la fin du VIIe ou début du VIe siècle avant J-C. La ville est purement grecque, elle a été fondée et habitée par les Grecs, jusqu'à ce qu'ils l'abandonnent. Abandonnée au milieu du IIIe siècle avant J-C., elle n'a jamais été réoccupée. La date de la fondation de la cité est plus ancienne qu'on ne le pensait, elle a été fondée par les Grecs venus de différentes régions de la Grèce. L'une des principales raisons de la fondation d'Euhespérides dans ce lieu est la présence du port naturel connecté au lac. Le noyau de la ville était situé sur la colline de Sidi Abeid, sur le bord nord de la sebkha Es-Selmani. Ensuite, la cité s'est étendue dans toutes les directions. La première mention de la ville est venue d'Hérodote à trois reprises. Les fouilles sur le site de la ville ont commencé en 1952, après avoir identifié son emplacement par la photographie aérienne.Par les grandes quantités de céramiques découvertes sur le site, de deux types – céramiques fines et communes– en plus des amphores de transport, il s'est avéré que le volume des échanges commerciaux de la cité était considérable, et que l'importation incluait différentes régions du monde méditerranéen.Euhespérides a été abandonnée au milieu du IIIe siècle avant J-C, et ses habitants ont alors été déplacés vers un autre site, Béréniké, situé à trois km à l'Ouest. La principale raison de l'abandon était une décision politique, mise en œuvre par la force. Cette décision a été prise par Ptolémée III et son épouse, Bérénice, pour punir la population de sa résistance à la nouvelle autorité, en démolissant la cité et imposant à sa population de quitter la cité par la forceEuesperides (Benghazi) in Cyrenaica, east of Libya is a Greek city, founded in the late seventh or early sixth century BC. The city is purely Greek; it was founded and inhabited by the Greeks, until they were abandoning it. Abandoned in the middle of the third century BC., It was never reoccupied. The date of the founding of the city is older than previously thought; it was founded by the Greeks from different regions of Greece. One of the main reasons of the foundation of Euesperides in this place is the presence of natural port connected with the lake. The nucleus of the city located on the hill of Sidi Abeid, on the northern edge of the Sebeka Es- Selmani. Then, the city has expanded in all directions. The first mention of the city came from Herodotus in three times. The excavations at the site began in 1952, after identifying its location by aerial photography. By large amounts of pottery discovered on the site of two types - fineware and coarseware , in addition to the amphorae of transport, it turned out that the volume of trade of the city was considerable, and that the importation included different regions of the Mediterranean world.Euesperides was abandoned in the mid-third century, and its inhabitants were then moved to another site, Berenice, located three kilometers to the west. The main reason for the abandonment was a political decision, implemented by force. This decision was taken by Ptolemy III and his wife, Berenice, to punish the people of his resistance to the new authority, demolishing the city and imposing its population to leave the city by force
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Henderson, Stuart Samuel Joseph. "Historical reflections on religion, finance and economic development." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2017. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/historical-reflections-on-religion-finance-and-economic-development(2acf0ffa-c547-4aa7-8e25-af0a42380f1d).html.
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This thesis investigates the role of religion in historical economic and financial development. Attention is directed to Ireland and the Netherlands, focusing mainly on the 1861–1911 period. Both polities provide an interesting testing ground for religion-related inquiry: Ireland where a Catholic majority ceded economic power to a Protestant minority, and the Netherlands where a process of "pillarisation" divided society into distinct socioeconomic strands by religion and ideology. In the Irish case, evidence is presented that points to an economic convergence between Catholics and Protestants in the post-Famine era in what might be described as a "Catholic embourgeoisement". However, further evidence, presented at the individual level for 1911, suggests a residual human capital gap between Catholics and Protestants, even after controlling for a variety of relevant underlying socioeconomic variables. As such, while Catholics may have closed the gap with Protestants, religion still remained significant for economic variation in Ireland by the turn of the century. This temporal dimension is reemphasised in the Dutch case where Catholicism appears to have been an important catalyst for the emergence of financial cooperatives, but is less relevant for their subsequent performance.
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Kunselman, David E. "Arab-Byzantine War, 629-644 AD." Ft. Leavenworth : Army Command and General Staff College, 2007. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA494014.
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Knox, Sam Michael. "A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH: POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONCERNS MANIFESTED IN SOCCER HISTORY." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1465739092.
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Ferreira, Vanessa Parra. "Índia e crescimento: modelos tradicionais e impacto da filosofia hindu." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/2074.
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Previous issue date: 2008-02-01T00:00:00ZÍndia, with its notable economic expansion and its millenary culture and philosophy, is the theme of this work. A twofold objective is presented: exemplify several theoretical aspects of economic growth and deepen the study of an institutional aspect not widespread on the literature, the impact of religion. The first part of the text is focused on the economic reforms that were undertaken after the balance of payments crisis in 1991. Several theoretical studies are cited to contextualize the reforms’ impact on the growth potential. The external sector is deeply analyzed, followed by the private sector deregulation, mainly on industrial activity and price controls. Both sectors are jointly responsible for great part of the productivity surge (described by factor total productivity). Some aspects of monetary and fiscal policy are also analyzed, but less emphatically, as reforms and results in these sectors are limited. Moreover, an analysis on Hindu philosophy, predominant in the country, is presented. The theme is introduced with a brief description of the philosophical aspects, to be followed by the consequent economic impacts. Max Weber and Amartya Sen argue in different directions: Weber states that Hinduism and its magic would hinder rationalism; Sen firmly says Hinduism has a historical of heterodox rationalism, of contestation and creation. To settle the dispute an econometric model, based on conditional convergence, is developed: direct and indirect aspects are not significant. A debate is raised, one that may be an encouragement for some countries: a discouraging institutional historic, based on a controversial philosophy, may be overcame with correct economic reforms.
A Índia, com sua notável expansão econômica, cultura e filosofia milenares, é o tema desse trabalho, com dois objetivos: exemplificar diversos aspectos teóricos ligados ao crescimento econômico e aprofundar o estudo de um aspecto institucional pouco difundido na literatura, os impactos das filosofias religiosas. A princípio, são analisadas as reformas econômicas realizadas após a crise do balanço de pagamentos ocorrida em 1991. Diversos estudos teóricos são citados ao longo do texto para contextualizar o efeito das reformas no potencial de crescimento. O setor externo é analisado com profundidade, seguido pela desregulamentação no setor privado, principalmente na atividade industrial e no controle de preços. Estes dois setores foram conjuntamente responsáveis pelo grande salto de produtividade na economia (descrito pelos impactos na produtividade total dos fatores). Alguns aspectos de política monetária e fiscal também são analisados, mas com menor ênfase, visto que as reformas e resultados nesses setores são limitados. A seguir, apresenta-se análise sobre a filosofia Hindu, predominante no país. Introduz-se o tema com breve descrição dos aspectos filosóficos, para seguir com avaliação dos impactos econômicos resultantes. Max Weber e Amartya Sen contradizem-se sobre o sinal do impacto: Weber suportando que a magia hindu impediria o racionalismo; Sen argumentando que o próprio hinduísmo tem histórico de racionalismo heterodoxo, de contestação e criação. Para disseminar dúvidas apresenta-se um modelo econométrico, com base em convergência condicional: impactos diretos e indiretos não se mostram significantes. Levanta-se um debate e um alento a alguns países: um histórico institucional bastante desalentador ao desenvolvimento, baseado em uma filosofia religiosa controversa de nuances pós-vida, pode ser superado com algumas corretas reformas na economia.
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Lobry, Bellamy Stéphanie. "L'échec du règne de Jacques II en Angleterre (1688) et en Irlande (1690) : analyse d'une personnalité mise en contexte." Phd thesis, Université de la Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris III, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00951750.
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Ce travail de recherche explore le rôle de la personnalité de Jacques II dans son insuccès en tant que roi en Angleterre en 1688 et en Irlande en 1690. Il a pour objectif de montrer que son échec dans les deux pays n'est pas uniquement le résultat de situations religieuse, politique et économique très complexes qui sont déstabilisées à l'arrivée d'un roi catholique sur le trône, mais aussi le résultat d'une personnalité inapte aux fonctions royales. Dans un premier temps, nous avons analysé le contexte religieux, politique et économique dans lequel s'inscrit le début du règne de Jacques II en 1685. Notre objectif était de comprendre la nature des enjeux et des tensions dans les deux pays avant son arrivée au pouvoir pour déterminer à quel point sa gouvernance était vouée, ou non, à un échec. Malgré l'existence de nombreux facteurs indéniablement défavorables, la présence d'éléments tout aussi importants permettant de stabiliser et même de renforcer son autorité et ses soutiens en début de règne nous a montré que les raisons de l'échec de Jacques II doivent aussi trouver des réponses dans la psychologie du personnage. Par conséquent, nous avons entrepris une analyse psychologique de Jacques II pour définir ses traits les plus caractéristiques et comprendre si ces derniers le rendaient apte à assumer la fonction royale. Nous avons découvert que l'échec du règne de Jacques II est en grande partie celui d'un homme qui, non seulement n'était pas fait pour être roi mais, de surcroît, était enfermé dans des principes personnels très rigides qui plaçaient ses décisions presque systématiquement en décalage avec les attentes de ses alliés principaux en Angleterre et en Irlande.
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Simon, Scott 1965. "Economics of the Tao : social and economic dimensions of a Taoist monastery." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=68136.
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Most studies of monasticism have concentrated on the religious discourse of asceticism as a withdrawal from the secular world. Based on three months of field research in a Taoist monastery at a holy mountain in Wenzhou, China, however, this thesis describes the close relationship between the monastery and the local society and economy. Social and economic factors influence the decisions of individuals to become monks or nuns. Through networks of lay disciples, the monastery maintains close social links to society. Furthermore, the monastery is intricately tied to the economy as a provider of ritual and tourist services. It is hoped that this thesis will contribute to a better understanding of the place of religious institutions in rural Chinese society.
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Corah, James. "Economic geographies of religious institutions." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2010. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11646/.
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The Christian Church is one of the oldest institutions in the UK. Furthermore, the Church is an important economic actor in the British economy, with the current Church of England holding investment assets of approximately £8billion. In addition it provides the largest amount of explicitly religious spaces, through its network of Churches, in the nation. However, despite a recent resurgence of interest from geographers in religion, through the Geography of Religion discourse, the Christian Church is, and has remained, an understudied institution. In contrast, I will argue that the particular characteristics of the faith make it an ideal institution for study. By investigating the Church I will integrate the previously disparate literatures of the Geography of Religion and Economic Geography to identify how the spaces of Christian religious institutions, such as the Parish Church, continue to exist in the capitalist economic system of the UK. To this end the thesis will adopt an economic institutionalist perspective to understanding religious bodies; using the case studies of The Church of England, The Baptist Union, and The Assemblies of God to investigate the process of institutional reproduction. In addition to providing an overview of how religious institutions are reproduced the thesis will make a further two contributions to Geography. First, it will investigate how Christianity and capitalism interrelates. In so doing I will argue that, whilst geographers have traditionally argued that institutions influence the practices of capitalism, this is a two-way process as the economic imperative of reproduction entails that capitalism itself also alters the properties of religious institutions. Second, the thesis will provide an investigation of the internal properties of institutions to argue that, rather than being a cohesive body, religious institutions are an assemblage of a number of linked networks. This has a severe impact on the process of institutional reproduction as finance and resources do not flow freely around the institution to where they are needed.
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Zarbakhsh, Hallie Ida. "The Potential of Islamic Finance for Environmental Sustainability and Social Equity in Iran." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1461334909.
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Jesus, Welton Lourenço Calháo de. "TRÂNSITO RELIGIOSO: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA IGREJA PENTECOSTAL DE GOIÂNIA, GOIÁS." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2016. http://tede2.pucgoias.edu.br:8080/handle/tede/3472.
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The religious transit, understood as the flow of people, beliefs and practices of religious institutions, constitutes a phenomenon intensified in postmodernity. Individuals, exercising their autonomy to choose their religious symbolic universe, it is assumed subject of faith itself, independently of religious bodies. These, in turn, set in a plural and competitive religious field, seek to maintain its plausibility and relevance. In this context, there is the establishment of the logic of a religious economy, under which it gives a dialectical relationship between religious institutions, as providers of religious symbolic goods, and individuals as plaintiffs. The question problem approched in this essay refers to the reasons that lead people to change religions, cults or churches. The hypothesis made is that people move pragmatically between religious institutions in the pursuit of the satisfaction of needs of everyday life. Secondary research was conducted in bibliographies of religious studies, as well as an empirical case study in a Pentecostal church in Goiânia /GO, which involved religious leaders and goers. The objectives of this study were to identify the prevalent reasons for the religious transit, identify the religious groups involved, know the profile of the people who made the traffic, identify ejector factors of their home churches as well as know the attractor factors to the current religious institution. The results confirmed the hypothesis. Among the main prevalent reasons identified, there is a change of address/location. As for the main ejector factors identified, stands out the "disagreement with teaching, standards and/or practices of the church" and "relationship problems/disappointment with brothers and/or leaders." As for the main attractor factors, the most suitable were the "quality of relationships between people" and the "influence of friends and family”. The Catholic Church was the religious institution that gave more followers, but were Evangelicals, as one of the major religious groups (according to the classification of the IBGE), from which originated most of the traffic. Most of the people who practiced religious transit is female, married, working with a formal contract with income between 1 and 3 minimum wages, born in Goiânia/GO, attends the main programs of the church, takes part of the church for more than 3 years and is recognized as a member of the church.
O trânsito religioso, entendido como o fluxo de pessoas, crenças e práticas entre instituições religiosas, constitui-se num fenômeno intensificado na pós-modernidade. Os indivíduos, exercendo sua autonomia para escolher seu universo simbólico religioso, assume-se sujeito da própria fé, de modo independente das instâncias religiosas. Estas, por sua vez, inseridas num campo religioso plural e competitivo, buscam manter sua plausibilidade e relevância. Neste contexto, observa-se o estabelecimento da lógica de uma economia religiosa, sob a qual se dá uma relação dialética entre as instituições religiosas, como ofertantes de bens simbólicos religiosos, e os indivíduos, enquanto demandantes. A questão problema abordada nesta dissertação refere-se aos motivos que levam as pessoas a mudarem de religiões, cultos ou igrejas. A hipótese considerada é a de que as pessoas transitam pragmaticamente entre instituições religiosas na busca da satisfação de necessidades da vida cotidiana. Foram realizadas pesquisas secundárias em bibliografias das Ciências da Religião, além de um estudo empírico de caso numa igreja pentecostal de Goiânia/GO, que envolveu lideranças religiosas e frequentadores. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram identificar os motivos prevalentes para o trânsito religioso, identificar os grupos religiosos envolvidos, conhecer o perfil das pessoas que realizaram o trânsito, identificar fatores expulsores de suas igrejas de origem, bem como conhecer os fatores atratores para a instituição religiosa atual. Os resultados confirmaram a hipótese. Dentre os principais motivos prevalentes identificados, destaca-se a mudança de endereço/localização. Quanto aos principais fatores expulsores identificados, merece destaque a “discordância com ensinamentos, normas e/ou práticas da igreja” e “problemas de relacionamento/ decepção com irmãos e/ou líderes”. Quanto aos principais fatores atratores, os mais indicados foram a “qualidade dos relacionamentos entre as pessoas” e a “influência de amigos e familiares. A Igreja Católica foi a instituição religiosa que mais cedeu adeptos, porém foram os Evangélicos, enquanto um dos grandes grupos religiosos (segundo a classificação do IBGE), de onde originou maior parte do trânsito. A maioria das pessoas que praticaram trânsito religioso é do sexo feminino, casada, trabalhadora com carteira assinada, com renda entre 1 e 3 salários mínimos, nascida em Goiânia/GO, frequenta as principais programações da igreja, participa da igreja há mais de 3 anos e se reconhece como membro da igreja.