How faith-based organizations perceive their role in community development
An exploratory study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6181998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samson Tarpeh (Catholic Charities), Samson S Tarpeh (Catholic Charities), Ronald J Hustedde (University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Ronald Hustedde (University of Kentucky) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-76 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15575330.2020.1831565 |
| OpenAlex | W3094494218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper examines the research and conceptual literature about the role of faith-based organizations in community development. For the most part, there are relatively few community development studies about faith-based community development groups.This qualitative study explores two research explorations: First, how do Christian faith-based community development organizations in Kentucky perceive and employ the concepts of solidarity and agency (capacity building) in their work. Second, how do they perceive their role in the context of a systems approach to community development as measured through the Community Capitals Framework (CCF) which includes the application of seven capitals in planning and implementation: Natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial and built capitals. While the organizations in our research initiative employ many of these major concepts we learned they do not have an explicit understanding of these approaches. This study also suggests there are also spiritual and emancipatory capitals which merit further investigation as part of a systems approach. The article includes several recommendations about strengthening the potency of faith-based community development organizations through a more explicit understanding of the concepts of solidarity and agency and the community capitals framework and potential partnerships with government and other non-governmental organizations
Agency (philosophy · Community building · Community development · Community organization · Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Faith · Faith-Based Organizations · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Community and Sustainable Development · Community Health and Development · Religion, Society, and Development
Constructing social research
The fifth discipline, the art and practice of the learning organization
The sacred canopy
Civil Rights Movements and Religion in America
Sacredness and Sustainability
Laudato Si’
Religions and Development
Social capital, voluntary associations and collective action
Spiraling-Up
Understanding faith-based organizations
Religion and Development
Instrumental, Narrow, Normative? Reviewing recent work on religion and development
Putting the system back into systems change
The role of community psychology in Christian community development
Evidence, Power, and Policy Change in Community-Based Participatory Research
Rural Communities
The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and the Community Capitals Framework
Empowering Community Settings
Theorizing Community Development
Religion
Acts of Faith
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |