Negotiating Religion and Development - Identity Construction and Contention in Bolivia

This book argues that relationships between religion and development in faith-based development work are constructed through repeated processes of negotiation. Drawing on a study of Christian faith-based development work in the Bolivian Andes, this book will interest researchers working in development studies and religious studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Theoretical Perspectives on Religion and Development  3. Religion and Development in Bolivia: Resistance and Decolonisation  4. Constructing a Faith-Based Identity  5. Theological Frameworks for Understanding Development  6. Faith-Based Discourses of Development  7. Practicing Integral Development  8. Unresolved Tensions in Faith-Based Development  9. Conclusion: Negotiations and Contentions of Religion and Development

About the author

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

Summary

This book argues that relationships between religion and development in faith-based development work are constructed through repeated processes of negotiation. Drawing on a study of Christian faith-based development work in the Bolivian Andes, this book will interest researchers working in development studies and religious studies.

Product details

• Authors: Arnhild Leer-Helgesen, Arnhild (University of Agder Leer-Helgesen
• Assisted by: Arnhild Leer-Helgesen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367786090
• ISBN: 978-0-367-78609-0
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Research in Religion and Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Religion: general, Bolivia, Development Studies