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Record Nr.

UNINA9910367592703321

Titolo

Faith-based organizations in development discourses and practice / / edited by Andreas Heuser and Jens Koehrsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2020

ISBN

0-429-35121-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178)

Collana

Routledge studies in religion and politics

Disciplina

361.7/5091724

Soggetti

Politics & government

International institutions

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Beyond established boundaries: FBOs as developmental entrepreneurs / Jens Koehrsen and Andreas Heuser -- From missionaries to ecumenical co-workers: a case study from Mission 21 in Kalimantan, Indonesia / Claudia Hoffmann -- Mobilising evangelicals for development advocacy: politics and theology in the Micah challenge campaign for the millennium development goals / Dena Freeman -- World vision and 'Christian values' at the United Nations / Jeffrey Haynes -- Giving and development: ethno-religious identities and 'holistic development' in Guyana / Sinah Theres Kloss -- Contextualized development in post-genocide Rwanda: exploring the roles of Christian churches in development and reconciliation / Christine Schliesser.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--