Matthew Clarke is Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia. Anna Halafoff is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Deakin University, Australia.
"""The highest value and bulk of their book...is five Asian-Pacific case studies of how religion and development are interrelated. It is a fascinating multi-faith range – Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish and multi-faith, and a more holistic spirituality initiative – that demonstrates how religious places often undergird development initiatives by offering not just geographic space but trust, belonging and continuity with existing community rhythms."" — Darren Cronshaw, Pacific Journal of Baptist Studies (May 2017), 66-68"