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Social capital, along with of economic and human capital, is an effective variable in development. According to many theorists, social capital, pointing to the relationships and network of connections among people. helps analysis of many quastions, including: why some people, groups and social classes, achieve higher. political, economic and social development than otheres. It seems that in studying social capital, special attention is given to religion. In fact Religion is a fundamental factors in formation of social capital in a country like Iran. Therforc, the relation between religion and social capital should be studied seviously. This research studied the relationship between religion and social capital in Isfahan University, and found direct and strong relations between the two variables.

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