Religion, Religious Organisations and Development: Scrutinising religious perceptions and organisations...

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Carole Rakodi (University of Birmingham, UK)

Religion, Religious Organisations and Development

Scrutinising religious perceptions and organisations

Carole Rakodi (University of Birmingham, UK)

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Routledge
14 October 2024

Development studies; Religion: general; Social & cultural anthropology; Human geography; Regional geography

Series: Development in Practice Books

This collection adds to a burgeoning literature concerned with the roles played by religions in development. The authors do not assume that religion and religious organisations can be ‘used’ to achieve development objectives, or that religiously inspired development work is more holistic, transformative and authentic. Instead, they subject such assumptions to critical and (as far as possible) objective scrutiny, focusing on how adherents of several religious traditions and a variety of organisations affiliated with different religions perceive the idea of development and attempt to contribute to its objectives. Geographically, chapters in the volume encompass Africa, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific.

Four of the papers have an international focus: providing a preliminary framework for analysing the role of religion in development, considering the roles played by faith-inspired organisations in two regions (the Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa) and analysing transnational Muslim NGOs. The individual case studies focus on nine countries (India, Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, Malawi, Sri Lanka, South Africa), consider four religions (Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism), and can be grouped under four themes: they consider religion, wellbeing and inequality; the roles of religious NGOs in development; whether and how religious organisations influence, respond to or resist social change; and whether religious service providers reach the poor. Finally, practice notes show how three religious development organisations try to put their principles into practice.

This book was published as a special double issue of Development in Practice.

Edited by: Carole Rakodi (University of Birmingham UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032923062
ISBN 10: 1032923067
Series: Development in Practice Books
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.