Anthony Gill
Encyclopedia
Anthony "Tony" Gill is an American
full professor
of political science
and adjunct professor of sociology
at the University of Washington
; he is a non-resident scholar at the Baylor University
Institute for the Study of Religion. Gill specializes in political economy
, comparative politics
and religion
. He obtained his PhD (1994) and MA (1989) from the University of California
, Los Angeles.
Articles
United States
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full professor
Professor
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of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and adjunct professor of sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
; he is a non-resident scholar at the Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
Institute for the Study of Religion. Gill specializes in political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
, comparative politics
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
and religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
. He obtained his PhD (1994) and MA (1989) from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Los Angeles.
Theoretical Approach and Teaching
Gill argues that religious activity will be higher in countries with lower levels of public sector welfare assistance. Building upon economic theory, he argues that state-sponsored social welfare substitutes for the traditional welfare services provided by churches. His analysis focuses on Christian nations in Europe and Latin America. Gill's current research agenda includes how local governments regulate church growth via property rights regulations. Gill has been an occasional guest host on a Christian talk radio -- the Georgene Rice Show -- that airs in Seattle and Portland, and he is a monthly guest on an Ellensburg, WA radio talk show. Gill attends the Duvall Church (Evangelical Methodist) in rural east King County (Duvall, WA).- "Tony Gill demonstrates that there are no boundaries between scholarship, classroom teaching and the many extracurricular contributions that provide students with the personal touch and the experiential learning opportunities that make a great research university a great place to learn."
- - University of Washington Political Science Professor W. Lance Bennett
Publications
Books- Rendering Unto Caesar: The Catholic Church and the State in Latin America (University of Chicago Press, 1998)
- The Political Origins of Religious Liberty (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Articles
- N.D. "Septics, Sewers and Secularization: How Government Regulation Flushes Religiosity Down the Drain."
- 2006. “Will a Million Muslims March? Muslim Interest Organization and Political Integration in Europe.” Co-authored with Steven Pfaff. Comparative Political Studies 39 (7): 803-28.
- 2005. “The Political Origins of Religious Liberty.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 1 (1): 1-35.
- 2002. “A Political Economy of Religion.” In Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies: Essays on Religious Markets and Religious Pluralism, ed. Ted G. Jelen. Lanham: Rowman-Littlefield.
- 2001. “Religion and Comparative Politics.” Annual Review of Political Science 4: 117-38.
Awards
- 2009: Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association’s Section on Religion, for The Political Origins of Religious Liberty
- 1999: Distinguished Teaching Award, The University of Washington
- 1999: Best Paper Award, APSA Section on Religion and Politics, for “Religion and Political Attitudes in Latin America: Evidence from the World Values Survey”