Religion and development
Subtitle: ways of transforming the world / Gerrie Ter Haar, editor
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780231702522
Subjects: Religious aspects; Economic development; Social change
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and development : what's in two names?; title: Religion and development : introducing a new debate / Gerrie ter Haar; title: Development and faith institutions : gulfs and bridges / Katherine Marshall; title: Faith-based organisations and development : an African indigenous organisation in perspective / Dele Olowu; title: Religion and sustainable development : a typological analysis / Louke van Wensveen; title: Religion and economics; title: Religious values and economic growth : a review and assessment of recent studies / Eelke de Jong; title: Religion and development revisited : some lessons from Guatemalan micro-entrepreneurs / Henri Gooren; title: Islamic banking : background, theory and practice / Ismail Ozsoy; title: The opportunities and challenges of Islamic microfinance / Ajaz ahmed Khan and Laura Thaut; title: Religion and the millennium development goals : whose agenda? / Wendy Tyndale; title: A model of integral development : assessing and working with religious health assets / James R. Cochrane; title: Muslim NGOs and the reality of HIV/AIDS / Willem van Eekelen and Helen Mould; title: Re-imagining the role of ulama : poverty alleviation and development in Pakistan / Husnul Amin; title: Religion, development and social change; title: Religion and human rights : searching for common ground / Gerrie ter Haar; title: Harnessing popular visions for social transformation : the experience of the OAIC in its work with African independent churches / John Padwick and Nicta Lubaale; title: A wind of change : spirituality and technology for global sustainable development Christiaan Hogenhuis; title: Integral development : religion and development cooperation in the Netherlands / Lisette van der Wel.