Development as a form of religious engineering? Religion and secularity in development discourse

The burgeoning literature on religion and development tends to frame development as a project of post-WWII secular modernism and hence postulates a new ‘discovery of religions’ in development discourse. This perception is based on a two-fold forgetfulness of history. On the one hand, the colonial ge...

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Main Author: Haustein, Jörg 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-39
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Secularism / Development research
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
ZA Social sciences
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B faith-based organization
B Return of Religion
B Modernity
B Secularization
B Colonialism
B Religion
B Development
B Christian Missions
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