Religion and International Development

Academic literature of late has only started to address the fascinating interface of religion and international development. How do religions work (or not work) to assist in the development of communities in the global south? In seeking to foster human security and progress, how have stakeholders in Latin America, Africa and Asia employed or sidestepped considerations of religion and culture? To what extent should non-governmental organizations take account of the religious and cultural norms of the communities which they assist? Do the world’s religions have any resources with which to address problems of inequity, poverty, corruption and global market forces? These are some of the questions that we seek to address at our conference.