Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781032083346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 180 str.

Jens Koehrsen; Andreas Heuser

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Beyond Established Boundaries: FBOs as Developmental Entrepreneurs  Chapter 2 From Missionaries to Ecumenical Co-Workers: A Case Study from Mission 21 in Kalimantan, Indonesia  Chapter 3 Mobilising Evangelicals for Development Advocacy: Politics and Theology in the Micah Challenge Campaign for the Millennium Development Goals  Chapter 4 World Vision and ‘Christian values’ at the United Nations  Chapter 5 Giving and Development: Ethno-Religious Identities and ‘Holistic Development’ in Guyana  Chapter 6 Contextualized Development in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Exploring the Roles of Christian Churches in Development and Reconciliation

O autorze

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.