Spaces of Faith Activism in the Global North : An Exploration of Religious Resistance to Current Notions of Progress

ISBN-13: 9783639159325 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 116 str.

Gabrielle Donnelly

Opis

Drawing on theories of critical postmodernism andsocial constructionism, this books aims to unpack theincomplete meta-narratives of religionthat are prevalent today even within the post-modernturn. By examining meanings whichunderpin discourses of religion and modernity,community, faith and resistance, a diverse map isdrawn which alludes to the complexity of religiousexpression in the contemporary world that ispresently unacknowledged. As the terrain andunderstanding of religion changes through dominantnarratives of secularization and fundamentalism,religious and faith spaces are also responding andconstructing identities accordingly. This book arguesthat faith communities can offer an environment thatallows for people of faith, as their identities shiftwith local and global challenges (both perceived andreal), to find meaning in their experiences andcollectively engage in resisting dominant culturalnarratives. As individuals increasingly perceivetheir world as volatile, faith communities canprovide needed spaces in which individuals andcommunities navigate their identities as activists,people of faith,and global citizens.

O autorze

Gabrielle Donnelly (M.A. Dalhousie University, International
Development Studies) is a community development practitioner both
in Canada and internationally. Her main areas of interest
include religion, gender and development, and more recently the
application of social innovation research and theory to community
development work.