Evangelicals, including Pentecostals, neo-Pentecostals, and other non-mainline Protestant denominations, such as Baptists, are the fastest growing world religion by conversion. Evangelicals hold shared convictions such as the inerrancy of the Bible, proselytizing the Gospel, the divinity of Christ and personal … Continue reading →

This research examines the rise of the Evangelical, particularly Pentecostal, churches in Guatemala from the beginning of the twentieth century. With their focus on the urgency of conversion (premillennialism) and personal salvation with little concern for investment in human capital, … Continue reading →

The purpose of this project is to conduct a comprehensive and systematic study of Guatemala’s dances, the workshops (morerias) that produce the costumes, and the mask makers. The primary focus of this research is to study the political economy of … Continue reading →

The economics of religion is a growing enterprise, with principal origins going back to Adam Smith (1791) and Max Weber (1930). Modern research applies the Smith-Weber framework theoretically and empirically to the two-way interaction between religion and political economy. With … Continue reading →

This comparative, longitudinal study uses data to assess institutional change and state relations in international relief and development from 1939 to 2004. Since World War II, private voluntary organizations have played a major role in U.S. efforts at international relief … Continue reading →