Development, Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations : Bridging the Sacred and the Secular /

This book examines the role of faith-based organizations in managing international aid, providing services, defending human rights and protecting democracy. It argues that greater engagement with faith communities and organizations is needed, and questions traditional secularism that has underpinned...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clarke, Gerard (Editor), Jennings, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:International political economy series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines the role of faith-based organizations in managing international aid, providing services, defending human rights and protecting democracy. It argues that greater engagement with faith communities and organizations is needed, and questions traditional secularism that has underpinned development policy and practice in the North.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XX, 279 pages)
ISBN:9780230371262
DOI:10.1057/9780230371262