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This collection subjects to scrutiny some of the roles played by religion in development, through its influence on values, beliefs and perceptions, and through the development activities of faith-inspired organisations affiliated with four religious traditions in a variety of countries in Asia and Africa.
This book was published as a speci
List of contents
1. Introduction: Religion and development: subjecting religious perceptions and organisations to scrutiny 2. A framework for analysing the links between religion and development 3. The life a person lives: religion, well-being and development in India 4. Pentecostalism and development in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi 5. Religious values and beliefs and education for women in Pakistan 6. Thinking about faith-based organisations in development: where have we got to and what next? 7. Are faith-based organisations distinctive? Comparing religious and secular NGOs in Nigeria 8. Faith in forms: civil society evangelism and development in Tanzania 9. The role of religious values and beliefs in charitable and development organisations in Karachi and Sindh, Pakistan 10. The role of a transnational religious network in development in a weak state: the international links of the Episcopal Church of Sudan 11. Trajectories of transnational Muslim NGOs 12. Givers and governance: the potential of faith-based development in the Asia Pacific 13. Strengthening the voice of the poor: religious organisations’ engagement in policy consultation processes in Nigeria and Tanzania 14. The role of religion in women’s campaigns for legal reform in Nigeria 15. Playing broken telephone: assessing faith-inspired health care provision in Africa 16. Have financial difficulties compromised Christian health services’ commitment to the poor? 17. Pro-poor? Class, gender, power, and authority in faith-based education in Maharashtra, India 18. Practising Buddhism in a development context: Sri Lanka’s Sarvo´daya movement 19. Islam and development practice: HIV/AIDS in South Africa 20. Addressing dependency with faith and hope: the Eagles Relief and Development Programme of the Living Waters church in Malawi
About the author
Carole Rakodi is an Emeritus Professor in the International Development Department, School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, UK. She is a social scientist who has worked as a professional and researcher in several developing countries, mainly in Africa, and from 2005-2011 directed an international research programme on religion and development.
Summary
This collection subjects to scrutiny some of the roles played by religion in development, through its influence on values, beliefs and perceptions, and through the development activities of faith-inspired organisations affiliated with four religious traditions in a variety of countries in Asia and Africa. This book was published as a speci
