Faith, Secularism, and Humanitarian Engagement: Finding the Place of Religion in the Support of Displaced Communities

Strengthening local humanitarian engagement demands not only rethinking dominant understandings of religion, but also revisiting the principles and practices of humanitarianism. This book articulates key aspects of the 'transborder discourse' necessary for humanitarian dialogue in the 21st century.

This book is a valuable text for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers engaged with and in humanitarianism, irrespective of their direct or indirect engagement with matters of faith or faith leaders and communities. This is particularly pertinent given the continuing, dominant, and core narrative of the secular necessities of humanitarianism and the very real implications this narrative has for both policy and practice. (Khatereh Eghdamian, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 29 (3), September, 2016)

Autorentext
Author Alastair Ager: Alastair Ager is Director of the Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK and Professor of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, USA. Author Alastair Ager: Alastair Ager is Director of the Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK and Professor of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, USA. Author Joey Ager: Joey Ager is a community organizer, San Diego Organizing Project, USA. Author Joey Ager: Joey Ager is a community organizer, San Diego Organizing Project, USA.

Inhalt
Preface
Prologue

1. Why humanitarianism doesn't get religion . . . and why it needs to
2. The place of faith in humanitarian engagement with displaced communities
3. Engaging with theological reflection to strengthen humanitarian response
4. Towards more effective dialogue between humanitarianism and religion
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