IAFF 6101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.1: Talal Asad
12 May 2016
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Severine deneulin: religion in development: rewriting the secular script . While religion is accused of bringing conflicts, it has also been an invaluable instrument of peace (1) Each religion must be studied in its entirety (5) -> deeply intertwined: spiritual and temporal, faith-based and secular. It"s not enough to study religious orgs" influence on dv: need to look further into motivations and what it means for dev activity to come out of, or even be, religious (6). a. Religion does not equal culture: religion rests on transcendental teachings with authority for believers (9). Religion in dev, not religion and dev -> not separate variables. Religion remains an important force shaping the public sphere in developing countries (17) It cannot be controlled by pushing it into the private sphere (20). How a religion interprets its fundamental teachings is intertwined with the socio-economic and political contexts in which it is lived.
