How did religion evolve? What effect does religion have on our moral beliefs and moral actions? These questions are related, as some scholars propose that religion has evolved to enhance altruistic behavior toward members of one's group. I review here data from survey studies (both within and across countries), priming experiments, and correlational studies of the effects of religion on racial ...

THE 154 Faith, Justice & the Cath Trad (3 credits) This course is designed to introduce students to the values that have shaped the Roman Catholic institution that they have chosen to attend and the ways in which these values are historically grounded in Roman Catholic Doctrine and shaped by its present articulation. It will therefore introduce students to central theological themes (such as th...

1212 Carlo Carbone , * Sandra Gardonio , Paolo Moras , Samir Lounis , Marcus Heide , Gustav Bihlmayer , Nicolae Atodiresei , Peter Heinz Dederichs , Stefan Blügel , Sergio Vlaic , Anne Lehnert , Safi a Ouazi , Stefano Rusponi , Harald Brune , Jan Honolka , Axel Enders , Klaus Kern , Sebastian Stepanow , Cornelius Krull , Timofey Balashov , Aitor Mugarza , and Pietro Gambardella Self-Assembled N...

We analyze comovement in stock returns among firms with similar past investment rates or profitability. We argue that technological shocks in the investment-good sector are a significant source of such comovement. The market value of a firm’s growth opportunities and the market value of its existing assets have different exposures to the investment-specific technology (IST) shocks. Past investm...

The main goal of the workshop is to introduce CSS members to topics that are cutting edge in the cognitive science of religion. The papers draw on a variety of methodologies and disciplines, which is one of the main characteristics of the cognitive science of religion. Even though the focus is on religion, the researchers are involved in broader issues relevant to cognitive science. So the expe...

One of the key ethical debates in Russian religious thought, initiated by Leo Tolstoy, concerned question nonresistance to evil force. The purpose this article is assess influence Kant’s ethics and philosophy religion on course debate determine place significance arguments considerations expressed issue Semyon Frank early late periods (1908 1940s) his work. To end I reconstruct general debate, ...

Maqāṣid Al-Sharī’ah is a discipline that gives enlightenment on understanding and development of Islamic law. Moreover, it can also be used as verdict (Istinbāṭ) for Mujtahid. This particular research discusses ‘Abd Al-Majīd Al-Najjār his unique perspective Al-Sharī’ah. The encompasses library category with descriptive qualitative approach to point out reveal Abdul Majid An-Najjar’s views. resu...