Religion and Development ─ Nordic Perspectives on Involvement in Africa

Nordic researchers in theology, the study of religion, economics, peace and conflict studies, social anthropology, and other disciplines analyze involvement in Africa. Among the topics are poverty and prosperity in Africa, effects of religious attitudes on the self-determination of small-scale entrepreneurs in the slum areas of Nairobi, spiritual gifts and relations of exchange among Congolese in Kampala, social reconstruction and development in post-genocide Rwanda, a gender perspective on the ambiguous role of the churches in development, and lessons from three donor countries concerning religion and development. The 12 essays are from two 2012 conferences: Stavanger, Norway in April and Helsinki, Finland in December. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Tomas Sundnes Dronen received his PhD from the School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger, Norway, where he is Professor of Global Studies and Religion. He has authored many publications on globalization, intercultural communication, and religious change in Africa, including Communication and Conversion in Northern Cameroon (2009) and Pentecostalism, Globalisation, and Islam in Northern Cameroon (2013).