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SUMMARY:Wheaton College Hastert Lecture By Robert D. Woodberry
DESCRIPTION:The J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics\, Government and Public Policy is hosting a lecture by Robert D. Woodberry addressing "The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy." In this free lecture\, Dr. Woodberry will examine the impact of missionaries on both democracy and economic development. A reception will follow.\n\n\n\nRobert D. Woodberry is director of the Project on Religion and Economic Change and an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research uses both historical and statistical methods to analyze the long-term impact of Protestant and Catholic missions on education\, civil society\, economic development\, and democracy around the world. This research is summarized in a forthcoming article in the American Political Science Review. As part of this project\, he built a global\, geo-spatial database of virtually all Protestant and Catholic missionary activity\, education\, and medical work from the mid-19th to md-20th centuries.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics\, Government and Public Policy is hosting a lecture by Robert D. Woodberry addressing &quot\;The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy.&quot\;&nbsp\;In this free lecture\, Dr. Woodberry will examine the impact of missionaries on both democracy and economic development. A reception will follow.<br />\n<br />\nRobert D. Woodberry is director of the Project on Religion and Economic Change and an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research uses both historical and statistical methods to analyze the long-term impact of Protestant and Catholic missions on education\, civil society\, economic development\, and democracy around the world. This research is summarized in a forthcoming article in the American Political Science Review. As part of this project\, he built a global\, geo-spatial database of virtually all Protestant and Catholic missionary activity\, education\, and medical work from the mid-19th to md-20th centuries.<br />\n<br />\n
LOCATION:Wheaton College - Blanchard Hall - Room 339\, 501 College Avenue\, Wheaton\, IL 60187
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URL:https://business.wheatonchamber.com/events/details/wheaton-college-hastert-lecture-by-robert-d-woodberry-03-27-2012-2752
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