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Development and Religion explores how the world's five major religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam - understand and practice 'development' through an examination of their sacred texts, social teaching and basic beliefs. Religious belief is a common human characteristic with eighty percent of the world's population professing religious faith. Observable in all societies, religious belief is pervasive, profound, persuasive and persistent. The premise of this book is that despite this, religion has long been ignored within mainstream development paradigms and by development practitioners (both locally and at the international level) resulting in sub-optimal development outcomes. Matthew Clarke argues that each religion offers useful insights into various issues concerning development that should be considered by donors, NGOs, and others seeking to improve the lives of the poor. Undergraduates and postgraduate students of development studies, religious studies and theology will gratefully welcome this highly regarded book.

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Book category Books in English Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects Interdisciplinary studies Development studies

• Full title: Development and Religion
• Subtitle: Theology and Practice
• Author: Matthew Clarke
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781848445840
• ID: 05104526
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Weight: 476 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. April 2011

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