Faith-based organizations in development discourses and practice /

Faith-based organizations in development discourses and practice / edited by Andreas Heuser and Jens Koehrsen. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in religion and politics .

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.

"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"--

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Religious institutions--Developing countries.
Economic development--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Church and state--Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)

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