Religion and Democracy: The Church of the Poor in Central America

Richard, Pablo

doi:10.1177/030437548801300304

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The Declaration In Development Perspective: a Critical Reading1

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“…We argue that numerous examples in contemporary societies testify to religion's actual contribution to social and structural change, and to its ability to inform alternative social and economic practices (see e.g. Bacon 2002;Duchrow 1995:212-315;Engel 1990;Falk 1988;Hoeber Rudolph 1996;Richard 1988;Tyndale 2000;Ver Beek 2000). Instances of actual religious influence greatly support the Declaration's own aspirations to achieve social and structural change.…”

Section: The Declaration In Development Perspective: a Critical Readingmentioning

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Reading the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Declaration Toward a Global Ethic as a Development Text

Swart

Venter

2013

Scriptura

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In recent development studies a positive, yet critical reappraisal of the potential contribution of religion has emerged. Commentators like Galtung, as well as Edwards and Sen, seem to be moving development discourse beyond its habitual economic and technological biases. Development theorists have also called upon religious actors to recast their usual welfare activities. The Declaration Toward a Global Ethic implicitly commits the world's religions to a mode of engagement that complies with expectations in development studies. When read within an explicitly "development" perspective, the Declaration holds strategic significance for selfcritical religious actors and for reflexive development theorists.

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confidence: 98%