Laurence R. Iannaccone, Koch Professor of Economics at George Mason University and Director of the Center for the Economic Study of Religion, "The Economics of Religion: Invest Now, Repent Later".Iannaccone received a master's of science in mathematics and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. While at George Mason, Iannaccone has es…

John P. Tiemstra, professor of economics at Calvin College, "Notes from the Revolution: Principles of a New Economics".Tiemstra, who is the former president of the Association for Social Economics, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on…

Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, "What Do Markets Need to Work? Faith, Hope and Charity".Following a 12-year career as a professional musician, Brooks received a doctorate in public policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has served as visiting scholar at AEI and the Louis Bantle Professor of Busine…

Dr. Rodney Stark, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor, "Early Christianity: 'Opium' of the Privileged?"Stark received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the former president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Association …