Negotiating Religion and Development: Identity Construction and Contention in Bolivia - Couverture rigide

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Leer-Helgesen, Arnhild

 
9781138392328: Negotiating Religion and Development: Identity Construction and Contention in Bolivia
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ISBN 10 : 1138392324 ISBN 13 : 9781138392328
Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This book argues that relationships between religion and development in faith-based development work are constructed through repeated processes of negotiation. Rather than being a neat and tidy relationship, faith-based development work is complex and multifaceted: an ongoing series of negotiations between theological interpretations and theories of human development; between identities as professional practitioners and as believers; between different religious traditions at local, regional and international levels; and between institutional structures and individual agency.

In particular, the book draws on a deep ethnographic study of Christian faith-based development work in the Bolivian Andes. The case study highlights the importance of seeing theological interpretations as being firmly embedded in local religious and cultural systems involved in a constant process of identity construction. Overall, the book argues that religion should not be seen as homogeneous, or either 'good' or 'bad' for development; instead, we must recognise that institutional faith-based identities are constructed in many ways, formal, theological and interpersonal, and any tensions between 'religious' and 'development' goals must be worked through in an ongoing recognition of that complexity.

This book will be of interest to researchers working in development studies and religious studies, as well as to practitioners and policymakers with an interest in faith-based development work.

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À propos de l?auteur

Arnhild Leer-Helgesen is Associate Professor at the Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder, Norway, and she received her PhD from VID Specialized University, Norway

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138392324
ISBN 13 
9781138392328
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780367786090: Negotiating Religion and Development

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ISBN 10 :  0367786095 ISBN 13 :  9780367786090
Editeur : Routledge, 2021
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