What do we really know about the social consequences of religions, and what more can we learn about them? Sir John Templeton regarded religious faith and practice as a dynamic, prosocial force—a force for good in the world, part of the solution to the wide range of problems we face, like poverty and sickness. But religions are often associated with negative social outcomes like intolerance and conflict. How can we increase the social dividends associated with religious faith and practice and red