ABSTRACT
In recent years there has been a revival of interest in economic explanations of religious behavior, backed up by extensive theoretical and empirical work that has placed this field on a solid footing. To be sure, topics such as church finances and giving have long been studied by economists, and many principles of management and marketing can be applied without much modification to religious organizations. However, the modern economics of religion is much broader and deeper than that, potentially addressing many of the topics covered by other social sciences and by religious studies. This essay will examine the major questions.
