The Routledge Handbook of Religions and Global Development (Hardcover)

This Handbook provides a cutting-edge survey of the 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.

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. 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
gender, Religion and Development
public Health, Religion and Development
human rights, Religion and Development
sustainable Development, Climate Change and Religion
multi-lateral Institutions, Religion and Development
economic Development and Religion
religion, Development and Fragile States
Taking 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 and area studies.
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