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Looking at human development through the lens of Christian mission

In die Skriflig

 
 
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Title Looking at human development through the lens of Christian mission
 
Creator Alawode, Akinyemi O.
 
Subject Theology Christian missions; Community of the poor; Transformational development; Self-understanding
Description Approximately one billion people live in extreme poverty, with another two billion people surviving on less than $1 per day. Many of them, living in abject poverty, struggle with ill health, limited access to clean water, hygienic sanitation, poor quality housing, hunger, illiteracy and premature death. However, improving the lives of the poor is a complex undertaking with often little agreement as to how can this be best achieved. The intrinsic goal of development is to advance human dignity, freedom, social equity and self-determination. Moreover, there is no univocal definition of development. In this article my own understanding will be discussed more extensively. My conviction that development, in general in the context of Christian mission, finds its roots in Christian empathy with people in dire need will be stated.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor North-West University
Date 2016-10-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/octet-stream text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ids.v50i1.2063
 
Source In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi; Vol 50, No 1 (2016); 7 pages 2305-0853 1018-6441
 
Language eng
 
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https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2063/4070 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2063/4069 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2063/4071 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2063/4066
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Akinyemi O. Alawode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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