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For the Love of God - NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World (Hardcover)
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For the Love of God - NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World (Hardcover)
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* Examines differences between faith-based and secular nonprofit
organizations in the context of international development* Based on
fieldwork and over 100 interviews with FBO staffers in respective
countriesLocal 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, Flanigan
reveals the darker, more ambivalent side of altruism.
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