Does Compassion Bring Results? a critical Perspective on Faith and Development
Does Compassion Bring Results? a critical Perspective on Faith and Development
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慈悲会带来结果吗？
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2005
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Tamsin Bradley
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Tamsin Bradley
本文探讨了基督教慈悲观与发展中世界非政府组织(NGO)工作之间的关系。这篇文章聚焦于一家英国捐赠者的工作，该非政府组织的成员表达了基督教信仰。这个非政府组织的成员积极性很高，他们对拉贾斯坦邦农村地区所帮助的社区保持着长期的承诺。然而，这个非政府组织的成功受到限制，因为他们建立了一个贫穷、不发达的他人，而这个人是他们祈祷的焦点，所有干预都是针对他的。这幅受苦受难的拉贾斯坦尼村民的形象是虚构的，阻碍了这一地区复杂的生活图景的出现。本文强调，虽然信仰可以提供许多发展实践，但它也会使人们对他人的经验和需求视而不见。
This article explores the relationship between the Christian concept of compassion and the work of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Developing World. The article focuses on the work of a UK donor, NGO whose members express a Christian faith. The membership of this NGO is highly motivated and they have maintained a long-term commitment to the communities they help in rural Rajasthan. However, the success of this NGO is constrained by their construction of a poor underdeveloped Other who is the focus of their prayers and towards whom all interventions are directed. This image of the suffering Rajasthani villager is fictitious and blocks the emergence of a complex picture of life in this region. This article stresses that whilst faith has much to offer development practice it can also render people blind to the experiences and needs of others.