Relief & Development
Globalization and Education in the Dominican Republic
Sarah Chevallier Thursday, 10 February 2011
Foreign-run mission schools in the Dominican Republic demonstrate how religious motivation and international resources can work in tandem to foster healthy citizenship and a brighter future.
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A Developing Story
Dennis Hoover Monday, 29 November 2010
Religion received less attention than it deserved in the recent discourse about the Millennium Development Goals and a new US global development strategy. Fortunately, however, in other quarters religion is faring better in the development discussion. [FREE]
Inspiring Development in Fragile States
Seth Kaplan Monday, 29 November 2010
Building social cohesion, social capital, and the capacity for self-governance should be the starting point for any development initiative. And few organizations are better equipped to reverse social atomization and catalyze local capacities for self-governance than faith-based organizations.
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Catholic Social Teaching, MacIntyre’s Social Theory, and Global Development
Scott Thomas Monday, 29 November 2010
Several of the basic principles of Catholic social teaching are related to the main problems of developing countries, so Catholic social teaching can inform how the development community views culture and religion.
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Development, Religion, and Women’s Roles in Contemporary Societies
Katherine Marshall Monday, 29 November 2010
There are a range of areas where religion and gender intersect, each illustrating some reasons for tensions, areas for common ground, and potential avenues for productive engagement.
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“Good News” in the Fight Against Corruption
Roberto Laver Monday, 29 November 2010
Corruption is receiving far more attention from secular organizations than religious ones. The church needs to work locally on relevant and appropriate ways to engage the people it serves with the truth of scripture; to teach ethics and encourage public integrity; and to help reduce the gap between law and practice.
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The Humanitarian Community Needs a Foreign Service
George Ward, Jr. Monday, 29 November 2010
The United States Foreign Service can serve as a model for human resource management and professional development in faith-based NGOs—training individuals to respond with speed and agility to crises, conduct long-term programs, and manage sizable work forces.
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Fundraising: A Christian Perspective on Enabling Radical Hospitality
Robert Seiple Monday, 29 November 2010
When it is done properly, fundraising for Christian humanitarian organizations is not transactional. It is relational, and the depth of the relationship determines the on-going quality of the ministry.
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Liberated Mindsets, Literate Minds: Reflections on Christianity and Development in Africa
Stephen Walter, J. Brady Anderson Monday, 29 November 2010
Since the Reformation the Christian tradition has insisted that its scriptures should and must be available to everyone. Both literacy and faith convey levels of liberation and empowerment that fundamentally reorder one's standing in life.
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Faith or Fanaticism?: A Dialogue on the Problem and Promise of Faith in the Middle East
Michael Gerson, Michael Ostrolenk, Gregory Khalil, Suhail Khan Thursday, 16 September 2010
Religion can reinforce tribal loyalties that lead to hatred and violence, but it also happens to be one of the oldest, deepest, most universal needs of the human soul. The best kind of religious witness is being willing to break a cycle of retribution and to try to establish something different. [FREE]
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