TY - JOUR

T1 - Insights Into the Tensions Facing Western Christians Working Overseas in an Educational Faith-Based Organization

T2 - A Case Study

AU - Wartenweiler, Thomas

N1 - The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Transformation, 35 (4), 2018, © SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018 by SAGE Publications Ltd at the Transformation page: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/TRN on SAGE Journals Online: http://journals.sagepub.com/

PY - 2018/10

Y1 - 2018/10

N2 - For the last 20 years, there has been a growing interest in researching faith-based organisations (FBOs) in international development. Much of the research on FBOs tries to analyse whether faith has a positive or negative impact on development. This often leads to contradictory results. This case study shows insights into tensions that FBO staff face on issues such as gender, evangelism and donor pressure. The results show that the picture of faith’s role in development is much more nuanced than portrayed by much of the existing literature. The conclusion offers recommendations for policy makers and member care personnel.

AB - For the last 20 years, there has been a growing interest in researching faith-based organisations (FBOs) in international development. Much of the research on FBOs tries to analyse whether faith has a positive or negative impact on development. This often leads to contradictory results. This case study shows insights into tensions that FBO staff face on issues such as gender, evangelism and donor pressure. The results show that the picture of faith’s role in development is much more nuanced than portrayed by much of the existing literature. The conclusion offers recommendations for policy makers and member care personnel.

KW - Case study

KW - development

KW - education

KW - FBO

U2 - 10.1177/0265378817740550

DO - 10.1177/0265378817740550

M3 - Journal article

VL - 35

SP - 227

EP - 239

JO - Transformation

JF - Transformation

SN - 0265-3788

IS - 4

ER -