Whenever there is talk about an ‘emerging strong program’ and ‘a new sociology of religion,’ we need to keep in…
The (really) strong program
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America’s wealthiest religions?
The most popular post at GOOD last week, Transparency: America’s Wealthiest Religions, featured an infographic portraying the varying income levels of…
Economic breakdown by religious group
We try to understand the relationship between economics and nearly every other demographic characteristic, so why not religion? This chart…
Jewish economic ambivalence
From Princeton University Press, historian Jerry Z. Muller has a new book on Capitalism and the Jews.
Colin Dayan: “‘Civilizing’ Haiti”
In the Boston Review, Colin Dayan argues that woefully little has changed since the colonial era with respect to Western…
“American depressions”
At Tikkun Magazine, Harriet Fraad points to five sources that have "devastated the American moral, economic, psychological, and social landscape."
Is Islamic finance safe?
As we've sometimes noted here, advocates have claimed that Islamic, Sharia-compliant financial products and systems are safer than conventional ones.…
Haiti and the unseen world
I have written a good bit recently about the intense religious responses to the Haiti earthquake, as congregations regroup in…
Values for the Post-Crisis Economy
The World Economic Forum has released "Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for the Post-Crisis Economy," an annual report on…
Islamic finance undergoes test in Dubai
In the New York Times, Heather Timmons reports on the looming debt crisis in Dubai and the questions that it…