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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459552603321

Autore

Sakwa Maurice Matendechere <1969->

Titolo

Bible and poverty in Kenya [[electronic resource] ] : an empirical exploration / / by Maurice Matendechere Sakwa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06062-0

9786613060624

90-474-3269-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Empirical studies in theology, , 1389-1189 ; ; v. 16

Disciplina

261.8/325096762

Soggetti

Poverty in the Bible

Poverty - Biblical teaching

Poverty - Religious aspects - Christianity

Poverty - Kenya

Electronic books.

Kenya Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / Sakwa -- Chapter One. Introduction / Sakwa -- Chapter Two. Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty / Sakwa -- Chapter Three. State/Society Policy / Sakwa -- Chapter Four. Poverty Alleviation Measures / Sakwa -- Chapter Five. Poverty Alleviation Ends / Sakwa -- Chapter Six. Causal Linkages: Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty, State/Society Policy And Poverty Alleviation / Sakwa -- Chapter Seven. Summary, Reflections And Recommendations / Sakwa -- Appendix / Sakwa -- Literature / Sakwa -- Index / Sakwa.

Sommario/riassunto

Many strategies have been formulated to reduce poverty, the most recent being the need to include the poor as co-agents in the development process. Culture, understood as commonly shared values, then becomes an important element in poverty alleviation. Likewise religion becomes an important element of culture when the values of that religion are considered as widespread in the society. Additionally, political and economic factors are equally important for poverty alleviation. This work is centered on a conceptual model postulating



that cultural attitudes influence attitudes towards ends of poverty alleviation directly and indirectly through political and economic attitudes. The study maps out the paths of influence of cultural (religious values), political and economic attitudes on those towards ends of poverty alleviation.