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Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice book cover

1st Edition

Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice

Edited By Jens Koehrsen, Andreas Heuser Copyright 2020
180 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Exploring faith-based organizations (FBOs) in current developmental discourses and practice, this book presents a selection of empirical in-depth case-studies of Christian FBOs and assesses the vital role credited to FBOs in current discourses on development. Examining the engagement of FBOs with contemporary politics of development, the contributions stress the agency of FBOs in diverse... Read more

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List of contributors

Foreword

1 Beyond established boundaries: FBOs as developmental entrepreneurs

JENS KOEHRSEN AND ANDREAS HEUSER

2 From missionaries to ecumenical co-workers: a case study from Mission 21 in Kalimantan, Indonesia

CLAUDIA HOFFMANN

3 Mobilising evangelicals for development advocacy: politics and theology in the Micah Challenge campaign for the Millennium Development Goals

DENA FREEMAN

4 World Vision and ‘Christian values’ at the United Nations

JEFFREY HAYNES

5 Giving and development: ethno-religious identities and ‘holistic development’ in Guyana

SINAH THERES KLOß

6 Contextualized development in post-genocide Rwanda: exploring the roles of Christian churches in development and reconciliation

CHRISTINE SCHLIESSER

Index

Biography

Andreas Heuser is Professor for Extra-European Christianity at the University of Basel.



Jens Koehrsen is Professor of Religion and Economy at the University of Basel.

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