Bridging The Gaps
As neoliberal philosophies and economic models spread across the globe, faith-based non-governmental ("third-sector") organizations have proliferated. They increasingly fill the gaps born of state neglect by designing and delivering social services and development programming. This collection shines a much-needed critical light onto these organizations by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism and...
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This edited collection provides an in-depth study of faith-based development organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. With both analytical rigor and ethnographic awareness, the essays explore faith-based organizations as a possible model for economic development.
1 Faith-Based Organizations, Neoliberalism, and Development: An Introduction Tara Hefferan Julie Adkins Laurie Occhipinti 12 Waging the War on Drugs: Neoliberal Governance and the Formation of Faith-Based Organizations in Urban Mexico Ethan P. Sharp 353 Fighting for "Livity": Rastafari Politics in a Neoliberal State Bretton Alvare 514 Encouraging Development "Alternatives": Grassroots Church Partnering in the U.S. and Haiti Tara Hefferan 695 Searching for Solidarity in Nicaragua: Faith-Based NGOs as Agents of Trans-cultural Voluntourism Timothy G. Fogarty 836 Beyond Development and "Projects": The Globalization of Solidarity Julie Adkins 1037 How is Your Life Since Then? Gender, Doctrine, and Development in Bolivia Jill DeTemple Erin Eidenshink Katrina Josephson 1198 "God Wants Us to Have a Life That Is Sustainable": Faith-Based Development and Economic Change in Andean Peasant Communities Emily Hogue 1339 A Chilean Faith-Based NGO's Social Service Mission in the Context of Neoliberal Reform Javier Pereira Ronald J. Angel Jacqueline L. Angel 15110 Faith-Related Education NGOs in Latin America: The Case of Fe y Alegria in Peru Paul A. Peters 16511 Soka Gakkai in Brazil: Buddhism, Recruitment, or Marketing? Suzana Ramos Coutinho Bornholdt 18112 Faith, Hope, Charity: Catholic Development Organizations in Argentina Laurie Occhipinti 19713 The Salesian Missions of Ecuador: Building an Anti-Neoliberal Nation through the Cultural and Political Construction of the Indigenous Movement Carmen Martinez Novo 213Index xxAbout the Authors xx
\ Michael JenningsThis collection is an important addition to the growing literature on faith-based organisations and how they engage with development. In its richly contextualised and nuanced ethnographies of FB's in Central and Latin America and the Caribbean, it highlights the complexities of the faith-based sector and the ways in which FB's themselves are transformed by their encounter with development discourse and neoliberalism. Together, the book demonstrates the possibilities and limits of faith engagement with development. It should be read by anyone seeking to understand the shifting roles, constraints, challenges, and opportunities of faith-based development activity.\ \
