RT Article
T1 Putting the “Strategic” into Strategic Religious Engagement
JF The review of faith & international affairs
VO 19
SP 78
OP 84
A1 Wilkinson, Olivia
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178086759X
AB In light of the lessons learned both from COVID-19 response and now over 20 years of research on religious engagement, this essay lays out the flaws in current religious engagement in humanitarian and development work. Religious engagement can be seen as unknown, unevidenced, and unacknowledged by development agencies. Now knowing more than ever about religious engagement, there are mistakes that can be avoided by understanding the previous religious engagements, challenging secular-religious dynamics, and purposefully using the evidence. Overall, the essay argues that current religious engagement is not strategic, but suggests how each of these flaws can be counteracted.
K1 Development
K1 Engagement
K1 Faith
K1 humanitarian
K1 Religion
K1 Strategy
DO 10.1080/15570274.2021.1983361