Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice / Jens Koehrsen, Andreas Heuser.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Koehrsen, Jens, author.
• Heuser, Andreas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Church and state--Developing countries.
• Religious institutions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis, 2019.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• 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.

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