Re-framing Common Themes in Religions and Development Research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6129239
AutoresOlivia Wilkinson (0000-0002-1739-3221, Twitter (United States), autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas91-106
Fecha de publicación2022-10-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15570274.2022.2139542
OpenAlexW4312573731
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas77

Religions and development research over the last twenty years has centered around some major common themes: that religions matter but are side-lined or ignored; that there are surges of interest in religions from international development policy makers and practitioners but that these can lead to instrumentalization and unfair co-option of religious assets; and multiple definitions and categorizations of faith-based organizations. While these major themes have advanced the field previously, new and recent emerging themes update and re-frame these previously dominant debates. The analysis in this article finds that the new emerging themes push for engaging with the complexity and contextuality of religions, working with a fuller diversity of religious actors, and using a range of research methods. Ultimately, the article finds that researchers in religions and development can move beyond questions of “added value” of religions to development, and instead focus on the nuance of religions for development goals in contextually specific ways

Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Sociology · Anthropology · International Development and Aid · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development