Faith-Based Organizations in Transnational Peacebuilding

Identifies the critical influence of religious practices and power relations in the transnational
peacebuilding and development work of faith-based organisations.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Religion, FBOs, and Peacebuilding - What Are We Missing? / 2. Religion as Ontological Discourse: Critical Reflexivity in FBO Scholarship / 3. International Justice Mission - A "Christian" Human Rights Organization? / 4. The Taizé Community - Reimagining the Role of Prayer in Peace and Reconciliation / 5. Religions for Peace - A "Multi-Religious" Approach to Peacebuilding / 6. Conclusion

About the author

Tanya B. Schwarz is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her research focuses on the role of religion in international politics. Tanya has published in International Studies Quarterly and the Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Politics.

Summary

Identifies the critical influence of religious practices and power relations in the transnationalpeacebuilding and development work of faith-based organisations.

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Schwarz, Tanya B Schwarz, Tanya B. Schwarz
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781786604095
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-409-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Relig; Critical Perspectives on Religion in International Politics; Critical Perspectives on Religion in International Politics; Critical Perspectives on Relig
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, International Relations, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Religious institutions and organizations, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, Religious institutions & organizations