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Research: Rich God, Poor God

New studies are examining the relationship between religious attitudes and economic inequality.

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Religion and Inequality Go Hand-in-Hand | Why some countries are more religious than others—and why, assumptions to the contrary, the U.S. is not unusually religious. (September 16, 2011)

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The Rhetoric of Chastity: Making Abstinence Sexy

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Disappointed with Intimacy

Virtual Vitality: Bobby Gruenewald Links Technology and the Church

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Go Figure

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School Choice Programs Snowball

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Archaeology's Rebel: Bible in One Hand, Spade in the Other

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Trading Spaces: Inner City Helps the Suburbs

A Fresh Call for U.S. Missionaries

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Quotation Marks

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Interpretation Sparks a Grave Theology Debate

Holding Her Own

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Fighting Famine Isn't Enough

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Archaeology in Turkey: Major Finds in Asia Minor

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Missionary Money: Easier to Give, Worth Less than Ever

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