Development and Faith : Where Mind, Heart, and Soul Work Together
This book aims to advance the shared understanding that is emerging from a dialogue on global development issues. It takes stock of a decade of exchanges and partnerships that have marked the effort to bridge what were too often diverging worlds. I...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8059898/development-faith-mind-heart-soul-work-together http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6729 |
| Summary: | This book aims to advance the shared
understanding that is emerging from a dialogue on global
development issues. It takes stock of a decade of exchanges
and partnerships that have marked the effort to bridge what
were too often diverging worlds. It recognizes the
complexity and challenge inherent in dialogue on difficult
issues, where conflicting views and areas of uncertainty
abound. But it also highlights the wealth of experience
gained. This is a book about partnerships between
development and faith institutions. It is grounded in our
common, abiding resolve to deepen our efforts to combat
poverty, and it highlights several areas of shared focus and
endeavor. The first section in this book focuses on the MDG
framework and diverse faith-based and faith-secular
partnerships that are tackling particular MDG dimensions.
Chapter 2 discusses broad alliances among faith institutions
inspired in good measure by the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). This chapter highlights the engagement of these
institutions in the global MDG mobilization, and their
growing use of the MDG framework as a basis for advocacy and
action. Chapter 3 turns to HIV/AIDS. Chapters 4 and 5
recount faith-based collaborations on other global health
challenges, including malaria. These experiences underscore
the challenges that remain in realizing the potential of
faith development partnerships. Chapter 6 explores the
complexities of one of the most vital challenges of the
MDGs: bringing education to all. The final two chapters
explore issues that are vital to the MDG framework but not
highlighted as specific goals. |
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