| Description |
1 online resource (x, 171 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-159) and index. |
| Summary |
"Local faith-based NGOs (FBOs) are a major force in international development. Almost all religious traditions call followers to charity and non-profits are often the perfect vehicles for such work. FBOs are seen as having long-term commitments to local communities, focus and spiritual strength in the face of difficult conditions, and compassionate staff members. Indeed, there is a growing body of research demonstrating the effectiveness of faith-based health and social services. However, history has shown that religious faith also carries the potential for violence and exclusion. Especially for FBOs working in countries plagued by religious conflict, this reality can highlight dubious and harmful undercurrents in their work. For the Love of God examines the ways history and religious identity influences FBOs in Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Bosnia Herzegovina and finds that they often reinforce rather than transcend schisms found in the larger society. Based on over 100 interviews with FBO staffers in these countries, Flannigan reveals the darker, more ambivalent side of altruism."--Provided by the publisher. |
| Contents |
NGOs, religious identity, and violence in the developing world -- Sectarian social welfare: faith and faction in Lebanon's NGO sector -- Problems in paradise: violence, fear, and coercion in Sri Lanka's NGO sector -- Cities of cemeteries: legacies of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Herzegovina's NGO sector -- Faith-organizations and violence: the broader picture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Faith-based human services -- Developing countries -- Evaluation.
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Faith-based human services. |
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Developing countries. |
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Evaluation. |
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Non-governmental organizations -- Developing countries -- Evaluation.
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Non-governmental organizations. |
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Community development -- Religious aspects -- Evaluation.
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Community development -- Religious aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Flanigan, Shawn. For the love of God. Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, 2010 (DLC) 2009022069 |
| ISBN |
9781565493865 (electronic book) |
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1565493869 (electronic book) |
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1565493079 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781565493070 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1565493087 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781565493087 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781565493070 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781565493087 |
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