Religion and Development: Conflict or Cooperation?

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey Haynes

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 259
• Edition: First Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Jeffrey Haynes adopts a chronological and conceptual approach to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate students to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and development in the developing world. He examines the emergence and consolidation of theories of development and explains how and why development outcomes in the developing world are often influenced by religion. Focusing on key themes including environmental sustainability, health and education, this book is an essential guide showing how religion influences current development practice.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Abbreviations......Page 7
Introduction: Religion and Development......Page 10
1 Religious Resurgence, Globalisation, and Good Governance......Page 35
2 Religion and Development: The Ambivalence of the Sacred......Page 62
3 Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Peace-building......Page 84
4 Economic Growth, Poverty and Hunger......Page 110
5 Environmental Sustainability......Page 133
6 Health......Page 159
7 Education......Page 185
Conclusion......Page 214
Notes......Page 231
Bibliography......Page 235
C......Page 253
E......Page 254
H......Page 255
M......Page 256
R......Page 257
U......Page 258
Z......Page 259