Lebanon is one of the more religiously diverse nations in the Middle East with a mix of Sunnis, Shiites, Druze, and Maronites. How does this country maintain stability and have there been any str...
Why do governments repress religious organizations? Jason Klocek, a doctoral candidate at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how government experience with, and fear of, conflict ...
Can religious liberty promote economic growth and long-term development? An expert panel of scholars moderated by Brian Grim discusses various perspectives on this question with the conversation ...
The decline of religion around the world may be greatly exaggerated. Returning for his sixth appearance on our podcast, Prof. Rodney Stark, co-founder of Baylor's ISR, discusses his new book "The...
http://www.researchonreligion.org/christianity/rodney-stark-on-the-triumph-of-faith
Is religious liberty good for business? Brian Grim, president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, explains why rights of conscience are good for commercial businesses and how individu...
http://www.researchonreligion.org/religion-politics/brian-grim-on-religious-liberty-business
In a very special "simul-podcast," Russ Roberts of EconTalk interviews Tony about the economics of religion and religious liberty. This interview is broadcast both on our website and over at Econ...
Max Weber once argued that Confucianism did not lend itself to liberal democracy because of its allegiance to social hierarchy and harmony. Prof. Joel Fetzer of Pepperdine University examines thi...
http://www.researchonreligion.org/religion-politics/joel-fetzer-on-confucianism-and-democracy
Did Protestant missionaries help plant the seeds of democracy throughout the world? Prof. Robert Woodberry takes us on a historical tour-de-force around the globe showing how "conversionary Prote...
http://www.researchonreligion.org/church-organization/robert-woodberry-on-missionaries-and-democracy
Prof. Kevin Cooney of Northwest University joins us to discuss his recent trip to the People's Republic of China where he visited with numerous Chinese scholars to discuss the role of religion an...
Is the Catholic Church likely to be a force for political liberalization in Vietnam? Prof. Lan Chu takes up this question and also talks about the history of Catholicism in that country with spec...
http://www.researchonreligion.org/uncategorized/lan-chu-on-catholicism-in-vietnam