Religions and development
Over the past 5 or so years there has been a noticeable shift within development policy, practice and research to include religion as a relevant factor. While in practice religious traditions have contributed much to various sorts of 'development' work, until very recently this has tended to be ignored by major international development players. This book presents, explains and critically evaluates different sorts of literature from a range of disciplines that are relevant to thinking about the…
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- Full title :Religions and development / Emma Tomalin.
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Over the past 5 or so years there has been a noticeable shift within development policy, practice and research to include religion as a relevant factor. While in practice religious traditions have contributed much to various sorts of 'development' work, until very recently this has tended to be ignored by major international development players. This book presents, explains and critically evaluates different sorts of literature from a range of disciplines that are relevant to thinking about the relationships between religions and development.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0415613507, 9780415613507, 0415613493, 9780415613491
- oclc:on1039583690
- LC Classification:BL2680
- Dewey Decimal:201/.73091724
Table of Contents
Introduction: religions and development: a new agenda? -- Approaches to the theory and practice of development: from "estrangement" to "engagement" with religions -- Concepts and theories for studying religions globally -- Religious approaches to development -- Human rights, religions, and development -- Gender, religions, and development -- Environmentalism, religions, and development -- Researching and understanding the role of "faith-based organizations" (FBOs) in development -- Conclusion: religions and international development in the 21st century.
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