Re-framing Common Themes in Religions and Development Research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6129239
AutoresOlivia Wilkinson (0000-0002-1739-3221, Twitter (United States), autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume20
Fascículo4
Páginas91-106
Data de publicação2022-10-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15570274.2022.2139542
OpenAlexW4312573731
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências 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