Arnhild Leer-Helgesen

Negotiating Religion and Development

Identity Construction and Contention in Bolivia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9780367786090
• ISBN-10: 0367786095
• Artikelnr.: 61212158

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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