http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/new-religion Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:15:42 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:15:42 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/241/the-universal-prayer-how-money-became-the-worlds-first-shared-religion By Maria T. Otero - As something so natural to us, money is part of our lives from the moment we are born. Our interpretation of it continues to evolve until the day we die. In our childhoods, we encounter our first economic decisions, like what to spend our allowances on. We also start to understand that things have certain value, and since we do not have the means to attain them, we behave properly in order to be rewarded by our parents with what we want. Then, when we grow a little more, we may get a job and start becoming more independent, even though our parents are still accountable for us. The more independent... Mon, 03 May 2010 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/241/the-universal-prayer-how-money-became-the-worlds-first-shared-religion