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A call for clarification and critical analysis of the work of faith-based development organizations (FBDO)

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  • Tamsin Bradley

    (Department for Law, Government and International Relations, London Metropolitan University)

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This article compares and contrasts three groups of faith–based development organizations (FBDOs). The first group consists of community–based FBDOs. The second are intermediaries acting as a bridge between larger donors and community organizations. Last, there are missionary organizations that work with local communities but see development primarily as religious conversion. This comparison allows clarification over what constitutes an FBDO and also highlights the variety of ways in which faith intersects with development in the work of different FBDOs. The use of two analytical frames assessing the faith of organizations along a continuum and then measuring the position of FBDOs within an aid chain, emphasizes the need to acknowledge the diversity of factors that both limit and contribute to the success of an FBDO.

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  • Tamsin Bradley, 2009. "A call for clarification and critical analysis of the work of faith-based development organizations (FBDO)," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 9(2), pages 101-114, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:9:y:2009:i:2:p:101-114
    DOI: 10.1177/146499340800900202
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    1. Satish Kumar, 2003. "Development and Religion: Cultivating a sense of the sacred," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 46(4), pages 15-21, December.
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    1. Smith, Jonathan D., 2017. "Positioning Missionaries in Development Studies, Policy, and Practice," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 63-76.
    2. Asma Lailee Mohd. Noor & Noor Hisham Nawi, 2016. "Faith-Based Organisations (FBO): A Review of Literature on their Nature and Contrasting Identities with NGO in Community Development Intervention," European Journal of Economics and Business Studies Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 2, January -.

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