Title: Development and faith : where mind, heart, and soul work together /
Authors: Marshall, Katherine, 1947-; Van Saanen, Marisa Bronwyn.; World Bank
Publisher: World Bank,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Economic development Religious aspects; Religion and social problems.; Poverty
Abstract: The faith and development nexus is both a promising new focus for secular development agencies and a historic reality: for centuries, world faiths and individuals inspired by their faith have played many roles in social change and social welfare. Secular development agencies have largely operated in parallel to the world of faith-motivated development. The World Bank began in the late 1990s to explore ways in which faith and development are connected. The issue was not and is not about religion, but about the recognition that some of the best experts on development are faith leaders living and working in poor communities, where strong ties and moral authority give them unique experience and insight. The World Bank's goal is to act as a catalyst and convenor, bringing together development practitioners to find common ground, understand one another's efforts, and explore differences.
Contents: Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- 1. Bridging the worlds of development and faith -- Part I: Partners on millennium changes -- Introduction -- 2. Faith communities engage the millennium development goals -- 3. Strategic challenges for faith-based health care -- 4. Partnerships in battling AIDS -- 5. Together against malaria: faith-led community mobilization in Mozambique -- 6. Education, values, and global citizenship: Centro Magis and the Council of 100 -- 7. Ghana's interfaith initiative to manage waste and care for the environment -- 8. New alliances to tackle the housing dimensions of poverty -- Part II: Faith communities in action -- Introduction -- 9. Shifting community attitudes: the Tostan story in West Africa -- 10. Grassroots matters: Sarvodaya, the tsunami, and development in Sri Lanka -- 11. Madrasa challenges and reforms in Pakistan -- 12. Integrating HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and support: the Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa -- 13. Alliances for development: case studies from the United States -- 13. Learning from the extreme poor: participatory approaches to fostering child health in Madagascar -- Part III: Extending the reach: global dialogue, partnerships, and movements -- Introduction -- 15. Responding to the orphan crisis in Africa -- 16. A pathfinding dialogue among the World Council of Churches, the IMF, and the World Bank -- 17. Faith and finance: unlikely partners -- 18. Paths to hope through music and culture: dialogue at Fès -- 19. New alliances for integrity, against corruption -- 20. From community initiatives to movements: faith-inspired work for social transformation -- Part IV: Conflict, rebuilding, and reconciliation -- Introduction -- 21. Hope for peace and faith-based reconciliation in northern Uganda -- 22. Religion, reconciliation, and rebuilding -- 23. Bridging civilizations and cultures -- 24. Concluding thoughts.