Faith-Based Organizations in Development Discourses and Practice (Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics)

By: Jens Koehrsen and Andreas Heuser

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Synopsis: 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 contexts of development policy, both local and global. It is emphasised that FBOs constitute boundary agents and developmental entrepreneurs: they move between different discursive fields such as national and international development discourses, theological discourses, and their specific religious constituencies. By combining influxes from these different contexts, FBOs generate unique perspectives on development: they express alternative views on development, and stress particular approaches anchored in their theological social ethics. This book should be of interest to those researching FBOs and their interaction with international organizations, and to scholars working in the broader areas of Religion and Politics, and Politics and Development.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 168 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000734645
Related ISBNs:: 9780429351211, 9780367367565
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/01/20
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Andreas Heuser and Jens Koehrsen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Jens Koehrsen
Edited by:: Andreas Heuser