The Routledge handbook of religions and global development This Handbook provides a cutting edge survey of the current state of research on religions and development and interactions between religions and development. It uniquely looks at religions in context when thinking about their relationships to development. Different religious traditions are situated within actual locations and case studies thus allowing a better understanding of their relationships to development This Handbook provides a cutting edge survey of the state of research on religions and global development. Part one highlights critical debates that have emerged within research on religions and development particularly with respect to theoretical conceptual and methodological considerations from the perspective of development studies and its associated disciplines. Parts two to six look at different regional and national development contexts and the place of religion within these. These parts integrate and examine the critical debates raised in part one within empirical case studies from a range of religions and regions. Different religions are situated within actual locations and case studies thus allowing a detailed and contextual understanding of their relationships to development to emerge. Part seven examines the links between some important areas within development policy and practice where religion is now being considered including:Faith Based Organisations and Development Public Health Religion and DevelopmentHuman rights Religion and DevelopmentSustainable Development Climate Change and ReligionGlobal Institutions and Religious Engagement in Development Economic Development and ReligionReligion Development and Fragile StatesDevelopment and Faith Based EducationTaking a global approach the Handbook covers Africa Latin America South Asia East South East Asia and the Middle East. It is essential reading for students and researchers in development studies and religious studies and is highly relevant to those working in a range of disciplines from theology anthropology and economics to geography international relations politics sociology area studies and development studies. This Handbook provides a cutting edge survey of the state of research on religions and global development. Part one highlights critical debates that have emerged within research on religions and development particularly with respect to theoretical conceptual and methodological considerations from the perspective of development studies and its associated disciplines. Parts two to six look at different regional and national development contexts and the place of religion within these. These parts integrate and examine the critical debates raised in part one within empirical case studies from a range of religions and regions. Different religions are situated within actual locations and case studies thus allowing a detailed and contextual understanding of their relationships to development to emerge. Part seven examines the links between some important areas within development policy and practice where religion is now being considered including:Faith Based Organisations and Development Public Health Religion and DevelopmentHuman rights Religion and DevelopmentSustainable Development Climate Change and ReligionGlobal Institutions and Religious Engagement in Development Economic Development and ReligionReligion Development and Fragile StatesDevelopment and Faith Based EducationTaking a global approach the Handbook covers Africa Latin America South Asia East South East Asia and the Middle East. It is essential reading for students and researchers in development studies and religious studies and is highly relevant to those working in a range of disciplines from theology anthropology and economics to geography international relations politics sociology area studies and development studies This Handbook provides a cutting edge survey of the current state of research on religions and development and interactions between religions and development. It uniquely looks at religions in context when thinking about their relationships to development. Different religious traditions are situated within actual locations and case studies thus allowing a better understanding of their relationships to development.