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Öhlmann, Philipp
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-07-11T11:48:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-07-11T11:48:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-08-11 |
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dc.description |
This article belongs to the Special Issue Diaconia and Christian Social Practice in a Global Perspective. |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this article, I argue that the research field of religion and development and diaconal
studies, the study of Christian social practice, share a common subject of inquiry: the social impact of
religion. The field of religion and development investigates this mainly with a focus on the Global
South and within the discursive framework of the concept of development, while diaconal studies has
thus far taken a Christian perspective and a historic focus on the Global North. Recent paradigm shifts
in the development discourse (post-development critique, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
as a global framework, critique of the secularist approach) put the field of religion and development
under pressure to broaden its scope. Moreover, there is no clear lead discipline in the religion and
development debate yet, raising questions about its disciplinary location in academic institutions
and curricula. The field of diaconal studies is challenged by increasing religious pluralism and under
pressure to consider perspectives from the Global South. Impulses from the recent advances in the
conceptualisation of ecumenical diaconia as a new paradigm of Christian social service push the field
to move beyond its historic focus on assistance and care. The aim of this article is to juxtapose these
two fields of academic study and to bring them into mutual dialogue. The article reflects on both
fields and their respective advantages and disadvantages and highlights areas of overlap. It goes
on to propose a broadened discipline of diaconal studies, reshaped as the Study of Religious Social
Practice, as a new academic field. The focus of this field would be the impact of religion on society in
global perspective, across religious traditions and geographic contexts. |
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dc.description.department |
Practical Theology |
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dc.description.sdg |
SDG-11:Sustainable cities and communities |
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dc.description.sdg |
SDG-17:Partnerships for the goals |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation;
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation);
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Öhlmann, Philipp. 2023.
Diaconia and Development: The
Study of Religious Social Practice as
Lead Discipline in the Religion and
Development Debate. Religions 14:
1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14081032. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2077-1444 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3390/rel14081032 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/96938 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
MDPI |
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dc.rights |
© 2023 by the author.
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) license. |
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dc.subject |
Religion |
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dc.subject |
Development |
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dc.subject |
Diaconal studies |
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dc.subject |
Diaconia |
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dc.subject |
Ecumenical diaconia |
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dc.subject |
Social work |
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dc.subject |
Transdisciplinarity |
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dc.subject |
Faith-based organisations |
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dc.subject |
SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities |
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dc.subject |
SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
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dc.title |
Diaconia and development : the study of religious social practice as lead discipline in the religion and development debate |
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dc.type |
Article |
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