Development, civil society and faith-based organizations : bridging the sacred and the secular / edited by Gerard Clarke and Michael Jennings ; foreword by Lord Carey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Gerard, 1965-

Jennings, Michael, 1971-

Series:

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

International political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Religious aspects.

Economic development.

Economic assistance.

Religion and civil society.

Religious institutions.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xx, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Series Editor: Timothy M. Shaw, Professor & Director, Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad

Since the 1990s, civil society has been a significant locus of concern in development studies, but this concern has been noticeable for its neglect of religion and faith and their role in international development. This collection uses the analytical lens of faith-based organizations (FBOs) to redress this gap.

Development policymakers, practitioners and academics have little understanding of FBOs, seeing them as exclusive and chauvinistic organizations. Moreover, the secularism of the North, with its traditional separation between Church and State, has underpinned development policy and practice of North America and Western Europe. Focusing on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and examining the work of Christian, Islamic and Hindu organizations, this book argues that FBOs are, in fact, important stakeholders in the development enterprise. FBOs are crucial in managing international aid, they provide services including health and education, they advocate and support human rights, and they uphold ideals of democratic governance. Arguing that faith communities will be central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, this study overturns previous perceptions of the role of religion and its impact on civil society.

Contents:

2 Faith-Based Organizations and International Development: An Overview / Gerard Clarke 17

3 Intelligent Design?: A Gender-Sensitive Interrogation of Religion and Development / Ruth Pearson, Emma Tomalin 46

4 The Language of Development: What are International Development Agencies Talking About? / Ian Linden 72

5 The Spirit of Brotherhood: Christianity and Ujamaa in Tanzania / Michael Jennings 94

6 Engaged Citizenship: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in the Post-Authoritarian Philippines / Antonio F. Moreno 117

7 FBOs and Change in the Context of Authoritarianism: The Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan / Janine A. Clark 145

8 Who's Afraid of Religion? Tensions between 'Mission' and 'Development' in the Norwegian Mission Society / Ingie Hovland 171

9 Saudi Arabian NGOs in Somalia: 'Wahabi' Da'wah or Humanitarian Aid? / Mohammed R. Kroessin, Abdulfatah S. Mohamed 187

10 Faith-Based Organizations as Effective Development Partners? Hezbollah and Post-War Reconstruction in Lebanon / Mona Harb 214

11 Hindu Nationalism and the Social Welfare Strategy / Christophe Jaffrelot 240

12 Conclusion: Faith and Development - of Ethno-separatism, Multiculturalism and Religious Partitioning? / Michael Jennings, Gerard Clarke 260.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230020016

0230020011

OCLC:

165406665