The Routledge Handbook of Religions and Global Development

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ID19937802
AuthorsMonica Lindberg Falk (corresponding author)
EditorsEmma Tomalin (0000-0001-7722-1192)
Year2015
Pages458
Publication date2015-02-11
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueRoutledge Handbook of Religions and Global Development (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203694442
OpenAlexW1607999244
Open LibraryOL37971907M
ISBN9780203694442
LanguageEN
Citations received99

This Handbook provides a cutting-edge survey of the state of research on religions and global development. Part one highlights critical debates that have emerged within research on religions and development, particularly with respect to theoretical, conceptual and methodological considerations, from the perspective of development studies and its associated disciplines. Parts two to six look at different regional and national development contexts and the place of religion within these. These parts integrate and examine the critical debates raised in part one within empirical case studies from a range of religions and regions. Different religions are situated within actual locations and case studies thus allowing a detailed and contextual understanding of their relationships to development to emerge. Part seven examines the links between some important areas within development policy and practice where religion is now being considered, including: Faith-Based Organisations and Development; Public Health, Religion and Development; Human rights, Religion and Development; Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Religion; Global Institutions and Religious Engagement in Development; Economic Development and Religion; Religion, Development and Fragile States; Development and Faith-Based Education. Taking a global approach, the Handbook covers Africa, Latin America, South Asia, East and South-East Asia, and the Middle East. It is essential reading for students and researchers in development studies and religious studies, and is highly relevant to those working in area studies, as well as a range of disciplines, from theology, anthropology and economics to geography, international relations, politics and sociology

Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Religion, Society, and Development · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Business & Economics · Case studies · Development · Développement durable · Développement économique · Economic development · Environmental economics · Études de cas · General · Industries · Religions · Religious aspects · Sustainable development

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