Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WELL-BEING AND PROSPERITY: Multidirectional Disciplinary Interactions with Religion Subject The topic of the resource and well-being; charitable giving; circularity; linearity; political participation; religion; sustainable development Description An account of the resource Despite significant advancements in science and technology, religion continues to influence human lives. The twentieth-century perspectives from social sciences, influenced by the secular hypothesis, mainly highlight the negative influence of religion on human progress and practically ignore its influential and positive impact on various fields of knowledge/disciplines. In this paper, we have examined literature from politics, economics, and psychology to understand religions impact on these disciplines and vice versa. We find that religions contribution to human society in the 20th and 21st centuries has been mostly positive, especially in education, healthcare, social justice, economic growth, ethics, and initiatives for eradicating inequality and injustice. For instance, religion provides effective coping measures and strategies when humans face uncertainties and catastrophes and facilitate comfort, confidence, and emotional wellness. Further, we realised that (i) the contemporary research literature in social sciences generally highlights the interaction between religion and various fields of knowledge in a unidirectional way i.e., religion influencing disciplines and not how disciplines influence religion, and (ii) that it fails to reveal a more complex multidirectional and circular relationship between religion and social sciences. This paper proposes ways to bring together social scientists and religious scholars to facilitate the much-needed discussion on the multidirectional relationship between religion and social sciences, thereby paving the way toward the well-being of individuals and social transformation. 2022 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore),. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Morais M.; Karakunnel J.J.; Perumbilly S.; Yeon G.; Rassendren G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Dharma, Vol-47, No. 3, pp. 263-282. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dharma Research Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139153732&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=25b9e2d23b0fc0e428f675ccb204964a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139153732&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=25b9e2d23b0fc0e428f675ccb204964a</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2537222 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Morais M., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; Karakunnel J.J., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India; Perumbilly S., Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Southern Connecticut State University, United States; Yeon G., Christ University, Bangalore, India; Rassendren G., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India