عنوان

On a Long Neglected Player:

شماره

LA110666

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

On a Long Neglected Player:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

The Religious Factor in Poverty Alleviation

نام نخستين پديدآور

Christine Schliesser

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Much of poverty alleviation theory and practice fails to sufficiently consider the following crucial factor: the religious dimension. This paper elaborates this thesis by focusing on the African context and the valuable resources African religious communities and movements can provide in the struggle against poverty. One particularly influential streak of present-time African religiousness serves as a case study: the so-called 'Prosperity Gospel' as part of Pentecostal Christianity. The author first argues for the continuing formative influence of religion on African conceptions of self, other, and world. Secondly, she provides a critical assessment of the impact of Pentecostalism and the 'Prosperity Gospel' on poverty alleviation. In comparison with secular ngos, Pentecostal churches emerge as the more effective agents of change. A third part situates the insights gained into a wider perspective, seeking ways to integrate the religious factor into a more holistic conception of and engagement against poverty Much of poverty alleviation theory and practice fails to sufficiently consider the following crucial factor: the religious dimension. This paper elaborates this thesis by focusing on the African context and the valuable resources African religious communities and movements can provide in the struggle against poverty. One particularly influential streak of present-time African religiousness serves as a case study: the so-called 'Prosperity Gospel' as part of Pentecostal Christianity. The author first argues for the continuing formative influence of religion on African conceptions of self, other, and world. Secondly, she provides a critical assessment of the impact of Pentecostalism and the 'Prosperity Gospel' on poverty alleviation. In comparison with secular ngos, Pentecostal churches emerge as the more effective agents of change. A third part situates the insights gained into a wider perspective, seeking ways to integrate the religious factor into a more holistic conception of and engagement against poverty

تاريخ نشر

2014

توصيف ظاهري

339-359

عنوان

Exchange

شماره جلد

43/4

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-543X

اصطلاح موضوعی

African Christianity

اصطلاح موضوعی

African traditional religions

اصطلاح موضوعی

development

اصطلاح موضوعی

ngos

اصطلاح موضوعی

Pentecostalism

اصطلاح موضوعی

poverty alleviation

اصطلاح موضوعی

Prosperity Gospel

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Christine Schliesser

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/1572543X-12341336

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y