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Does Religion Make a Difference?

Religious NGOs in International Development Collaboration
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 2020

Summary

Religions are increasingly being regarded as relevant partners in international development cooperation due to their special attributes. However, to date there has been little research into what the special attributes of religious development agencies actually are or how such organisations employ them. What resources do religious NGOs draw on in development cooperation? How do such NGOs differ from other development agencies? Does their engagement make a considerable difference to collaborative development work? Using empirical case studies and theoretical analysis, the contributions in this book address these questions. In doing so, they examine different religions and their collaborative development work in various regions of the world, and chart the most recent changes in religions. With contributions byJeffrey Haynes, Katherine Marshall, Andreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen, Dena Freeman, Richard Friedli, Wilhelm Gräb, Ulrich Dehn, Marie Juul Petersen, Claudia Hoffmann, Sinah Theres Kloß, Yonatan N. Gez, Katrin Langewiesche, Suwarto Adi, Ido Benvenisti, Christine Schliesser, Leif H. Seibert, Philipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Adi Maya

Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-6706-9
ISBN-Online
978-3-7489-0763-3
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik
Volume
20
Language
English
Pages
364
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
  2. Andreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen Download chapter (PDF)
    1. A Quiet RevolutionAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    2. The Reluctant Discovery of ReligionAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    3. The Great Global TransformationAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    4. RNGOs’ Abilities in Sustainable DevelopmentAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    5. Tolerance of AmbiguityAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    6. Multireligious Case-StudiesAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    7. Outline of the VolumeAndreas Heuser, Jens Koehrsen
    1. Katherine Marshall Download chapter (PDF)
      1. Introduction: the “resurgence” of interest in religious mattersKatherine Marshall
      2. Definition challengesKatherine Marshall
      3. Global agendas, religious involvementKatherine Marshall
      4. The religious landscape in development workKatherine Marshall
      5. A bumpy path to religious engagementKatherine Marshall
      6. Katherine Marshall
        1. Religion and violenceKatherine Marshall
        2. Motivations and boundaries: the issue of ProselytizingKatherine Marshall
        3. Controversies on genderKatherine Marshall
        4. Coordination and harmonizationKatherine Marshall
        5. Governance issuesKatherine Marshall
        6. Instrumentalization debatesKatherine Marshall
        7. Human rightsKatherine Marshall
        8. Debates about modelsKatherine Marshall
    2. Jeffrey Haynes Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionJeffrey Haynes
      2. Development concerns at the United NationsJeffrey Haynes
      3. The World Bank, the WCC and the MDGsJeffrey Haynes
      4. The World Bank, the WCC and SDGs: Building Cooperation between Religious and Secular Development ActorsJeffrey Haynes
      5. ConclusionJeffrey Haynes
  4. Richard Friedli Download chapter (PDF)
    1. Richard Friedli
      1. DevelopmentRichard Friedli
      2. ReligionRichard Friedli
      3. SpiritualityRichard Friedli
      4. SecularityRichard Friedli
    2. Richard Friedli
      1. 2.1 Elements of cultural anthropology and the sociology of religionsRichard Friedli
      2. 2.2 Elements of communication skillsRichard Friedli
    3. Richard Friedli
      1. 3.1 Conceptualizing religionRichard Friedli
      2. 3.2 Fundamentalist and fundamentalRichard Friedli
      3. 3.3 Fundamentalism and fundamental options: sociology of comparative religionsRichard Friedli
      4. Richard Friedli
        1. i. Cognitive level: binary thinkingRichard Friedli
        2. ii. Social level: proselyte dynamismRichard Friedli
        3. iii. Psychological aspects: hardening around moralsRichard Friedli
        4. iv. Strategic procedures: eradicating the stigmatised realityRichard Friedli
      5. Richard Friedli
        1. i. Theological cognitive level: axiological difference between the “divine milieu” and subsequent socio-political manifestationsRichard Friedli
        2. ii. Social level: empathic availabilityRichard Friedli
        3. iii. Psychological level: the right to differenceRichard Friedli
        4. iv. Strategic level: beauty of compromiseRichard Friedli
      6. 3.6 Findings on the “fundamentalist vs fundamental” shiftRichard Friedli
    4. Richard Friedli
      1. Richard Friedli
        1. i. A binary doctrinal argumentRichard Friedli
        2. ii. Socio-political consequencesRichard Friedli
        3. iii. Psychology hardening around moralsRichard Friedli
        4. iv. Police and military consequencesRichard Friedli
      2. Richard Friedli
        1. i. The encompassing “divine milieu”Richard Friedli
        2. ii. Fundamental empathyRichard Friedli
        3. iii. Solidarity in differenceRichard Friedli
        4. iv. Political levelRichard Friedli
    5. 5 Outcomes and new beginnings on development and religion issuesRichard Friedli
    1. Marie Juul Petersen Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionMarie Juul Petersen
      2. The Emergence of International Muslim NGOsMarie Juul Petersen
      3. Marie Juul Petersen
        1. International Muslim NGOs and the Global War on TerrorMarie Juul Petersen
      4. Religious NGOs in the Field of Development and Humanitarian AidMarie Juul Petersen
      5. International Islamic Relief Organisation: ‘It’s all in Islam!’Marie Juul Petersen
      6. A dignified life and a strengthened ummaMarie Juul Petersen
      7. “Islam is about the spiritual and social matters”Marie Juul Petersen
      8. “They don’t have the same feeling of family as we have”Marie Juul Petersen
      9. Marie Juul Petersen
        1. “Lasting routes out of poverty”Marie Juul Petersen
        2. The advantage of religionMarie Juul Petersen
      10. “They are perhaps not the most sophisticated”Marie Juul Petersen
      11. Bridgebuilders or defenders of Islam?Marie Juul Petersen
    2. Ulrich Dehn Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionUlrich Dehn
      2. Ulrich Dehn
        1. The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB)Ulrich Dehn
        2. Buddhist social thinkersUlrich Dehn
        3. Bhikkhu BuddhadasaUlrich Dehn
      3. SantikaroUlrich Dehn
      4. Robert AitkenUlrich Dehn
      5. Thich Nhat HanhUlrich Dehn
      6. Maruyama TeruoUlrich Dehn
      7. Bhimrao Ramji AmbedkarUlrich Dehn
      8. Buddhist social actionUlrich Dehn
      9. The Sarvodaya Movement in India and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri LankaUlrich Dehn
      10. Concluding RemarksUlrich Dehn
    3. Yonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      2. Jewish Engagement in DevelopmentYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      3. Judaism as a Non-Evangelising ReligionYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      4. Yonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
        1. Jewish OutreachYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
        2. Tikkun OlamYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      5. Case StudiesYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      6. Case Study 1: Project TENYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      7. Case Study 2: Agahozo Shalom Youth VillageYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
      8. ConclusionYonatan N. Gez, Adi Maya, and Ido Benvenisti
    1. Leif H. Seibert Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionLeif H. Seibert
      2. Religious conservativismLeif H. Seibert
      3. From the church-sect dichotomy to religious field theoryLeif H. Seibert
      4. The ethos of religious peace buildersLeif H. Seibert
      5. Theodicy and sociodicy in postwar BiHLeif H. Seibert
      6. ConclusionLeif H. Seibert
    2. Sinah Theres Kloß Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionSinah Theres Kloß
      2. Group Identity and the Identification of Development OrganisationsSinah Theres Kloß
      3. Religiousness and the Doing of ReligionSinah Theres Kloß
      4. ConclusionSinah Theres Kloß
    3. Suwarto Adi Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionSuwarto Adi
      2. GKJ Elang, IPSEM Foundation and Religious EntrepreneurshipSuwarto Adi
      3. Church and Diaconia: Education for Children of Labour FamilySuwarto Adi
      4. Transformation of the Church’s Diaconal ProgrammeSuwarto Adi
      5. The Development of Service: From Capacity Building to Peace BuildingSuwarto Adi
      6. Christian NGOs in Islamic IndonesiaSuwarto Adi
      7. Concluding RemarksSuwarto Adi
    1. Dena Freeman Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionDena Freeman
      2. The Formation and Early Workings of TearfundDena Freeman
      3. Development as Transformation: The Theology of Integral MissionDena Freeman
      4. Integral Mission for Development AgenciesDena Freeman
      5. ConclusionDena Freeman
    2. Andreas Heuser Download chapter (PDF)
      1. Introduction: De-essentializing Pentecostal TheologyAndreas Heuser
      2. “Africa Business and Kingdom Leadership Summit“Andreas Heuser
      3. A Dominion Theological ScriptAndreas Heuser
      4. “Greater Works”—and the Collapse of Capital BankAndreas Heuser
      5. Public Debates and IrritationsAndreas Heuser
      6. Whither Dominion Theology?Andreas Heuser
    3. Katrin Langewiesche Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionKatrin Langewiesche
      2. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: a transnational Muslim group among othersKatrin Langewiesche
      3. Humanity First: history and current activities in Burkina FasoKatrin Langewiesche
      4. ConclusionsKatrin Langewiesche
    1. Claudia Hoffmann Download chapter (PDF)
      1. Gender inequality hinders developmentClaudia Hoffmann
      2. How can gender equality be achieved?Claudia Hoffmann
      3. Case Study: Mission 21 and gender equalityClaudia Hoffmann
      4. Mission 21’s advocacy programme 2016 and beyondClaudia Hoffmann
      5. Basel Mission and gender equalityClaudia Hoffmann
      6. DiscussionClaudia Hoffmann
      7. Conclusion: How does religion make a difference?Claudia Hoffmann
    2. Philipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
      2. Notions of sustainability: from sustainable development to transformation of lifePhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
      3. Elements of transformationPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
      4. Philipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
        1. Healing and world view: transforming the individualPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
        2. Ethics and social capital: transforming the environmentPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
        3. Transformation in actionPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
      5. ConclusionsPhilipp Öhlmann, Marie-Luise Frost, Wilhelm Gräb
    3. Jens Koehrsen Download chapter (PDF)
      1. IntroductionJens Koehrsen
      2. Faith Based Development: Towards a “Green” Agenda?Jens Koehrsen
      3. Muslim NGOsJens Koehrsen
      4. Environmental IslamJens Koehrsen
      5. Islamic Environmental TeachingsJens Koehrsen
      6. Empirical Insights into Muslim EnvironmentalismJens Koehrsen
      7. Global SouthJens Koehrsen
      8. Global NorthJens Koehrsen
      9. DiscussionJens Koehrsen
      10. ConclusionJens Koehrsen
    4. Christine Schliesser Download chapter (PDF)
      1. 1. IntroductionChristine Schliesser
      2. 2. Some Problems with the Term “Religious” ViolenceChristine Schliesser
      3. Christine Schliesser
        1. 3.1 Religious Peacebuilding in Post-Genocide RwandaChristine Schliesser
        2. 3.2 Religious and Non-Religious PeacebuildingChristine Schliesser
      4. 4. ConclusionChristine Schliesser

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