The Forgotten Factor: The Uneasy Relationship between Religion and Development
The Forgotten Factor: The Uneasy Relationship between Religion and Development
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被遗忘的因素：宗教与发展之间的不稳定关系
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2004
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L. Selinger
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L. Selinger
在发展时代的社会理论话语支撑下，宗教在国际发展理论和战略中一直处于被忽视和边缘化的地位。现代化和世俗化理论的主导地位是这种边缘化的关键，但是，如果我们要像最近所断言的那样认识到文化对发展战略的影响，我们就必须考虑到宗教在这方面的具体作用。本文认为，宗教是文化中的一种决定性力量，并询问在后现代时代，宗教似乎对社会的各个领域都有影响，宗教是否可以得到解决;如果可以，应该如何管理。通过探索发展的根源及其对宗教的历史回避，本文试图确定一种行动方针，鼓励以建设性的方式承认和处理宗教的社会意义。
Religion has been ignored and sidelined in international development theory and strategy, supported by the discourse of social theory during the development era. The dominance of modernization and secularization theories has been key to this marginalization, but if, as recently asserted, we are to recognize the impact and influence of culture on development strategy, we must account for the specific role of religion in this. This article argues that religion is a defining force within culture, and asks if in a postmodern era, where religion seems to be impacting on all areas of society, religion can be addressed; and if so, how this should be managed. By exploring the roots of development and its historical avoidance of religion, the article seeks to determine a course of action that encourages the social significance of religion to be recognized and handled in a constructive manner.