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"--
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)