Religion and Rational Choice: A Critique of Economic Explanations of Religious Behavior
Inspired by the work of Gary Becker, there have been a number of recent attempts to apply economic models to religious behavior and belief. This essay argues that while religious behavior may be rational in the most general sense of being reasoned and reasonable, it is not illuminated by the applica...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
1993
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Sociology of religion
Year: 1993, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-205 |
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