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RESEARCH AREAS
Religion
Under limited government, most of the work of improving people's lives is done by families, schools, religious congregations, and voluntary organizations. This section of the website gathers together AEI research, books, and events focused on religion.
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Feature: "The Crucial Battlefield for Capitalism and Freedom"
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| It is well-known that Israel faces hostility and pressure from religious enemies on its borders. But in a new book, author George Gilder reveals that Israel has also become "the crucial battlefield for capitalism and freedom in our time." In Gilder's telling, Israel has emerged in the early twenty-first century as a bastion of technological progress and commercial and scientific advance. Israeli Jews have achieved enormous success in areas ranging from business to the arts. Gilder argues that "if we allow Israel to be quelled or destroyed, we will be succumbing to forces targeting capitalism and freedom everywhere." On July 28, Gilder presented arguments from his new book, The Israel Test, at a forum sponsored by American.com, AEI's online magazine of ideas.
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PAST EVENTS
Monday, November 9, 2009
06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
P. J. Hill, the George F. Bennett Professor of Economics at Wheaton College, will discuss the theology of human nature, humanity's relationship to God, and the role of Christian beliefs in the understanding of economic systems.
Monday, November 9, 2009
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Former Speaker of the House and AEI scholar Newt Gingrich will discuss how, in addition to the political, economic, and military factors that contributed to the defeat of Soviet communism, spiritual factors were also decisive in achieving victory.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
George Gilder will present arguments from his new book, The Israel Test, at a forum sponsored by American.com
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