Faith-based organizations in development discourses and practice / [edited by] Andreas Heuser and Jens Koehrsen. - pages cm. - Routledge studies in religion and politics .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"--

9780367367565

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Church and state--Developing countries.
Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Economic development--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Religious institutions--Developing countries.

BR115.U6 / F35 2020

361.7/5091724