Bible and poverty in Kenya : an empirical exploration / / by Maurice Matendechere Sakwa.
Many strategies have been formulated to reduce poverty, the most recent being the need to include the poor as co-agents in the development process. Culture, understood as commonly shared values, then becomes an important element in poverty alleviation. Likewise religion becomes an important element...
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Sakwa, Maurice Matendechere, 1969- Bible and poverty in Kenya [electronic resource] : an empirical exploration / by Maurice Matendechere Sakwa. 1st ed. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. 1 online resource (226 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr Empirical studies in theology, 1389-1189 ; v. 16 Description based upon print version of record. English Preliminary Materials / Sakwa -- Chapter One. Introduction / Sakwa -- Chapter Two. Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty / Sakwa -- Chapter Three. State/Society Policy / Sakwa -- Chapter Four. Poverty Alleviation Measures / Sakwa -- Chapter Five. Poverty Alleviation Ends / Sakwa -- Chapter Six. Causal Linkages: Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty, State/Society Policy And Poverty Alleviation / Sakwa -- Chapter Seven. Summary, Reflections And Recommendations / Sakwa -- Appendix / Sakwa -- Literature / Sakwa -- Index / Sakwa. Many strategies have been formulated to reduce poverty, the most recent being the need to include the poor as co-agents in the development process. Culture, understood as commonly shared values, then becomes an important element in poverty alleviation. Likewise religion becomes an important element of culture when the values of that religion are considered as widespread in the society. Additionally, political and economic factors are equally important for poverty alleviation. This work is centered on a conceptual model postulating that cultural attitudes influence attitudes towards ends of poverty alleviation directly and indirectly through political and economic attitudes. The study maps out the paths of influence of cultural (religious values), political and economic attitudes on those towards ends of poverty alleviation. Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-208) and index. Poverty in the Bible. Poverty Biblical teaching. Poverty Religious aspects Christianity. Poverty Kenya. Kenya Economic conditions. 90-04-16462-6 Empirical studies in theology ; v. 16. |
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Preliminary Materials / Chapter One. Introduction / Chapter Two. Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty / Chapter Three. State/Society Policy / Chapter Four. Poverty Alleviation Measures / Chapter Five. Poverty Alleviation Ends / Chapter Six. Causal Linkages: Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty, State/Society Policy And Poverty Alleviation / Chapter Seven. Summary, Reflections And Recommendations / Appendix / Literature / Index / |
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Preliminary Materials / Chapter One. Introduction / Chapter Two. Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty / Chapter Three. State/Society Policy / Chapter Four. Poverty Alleviation Measures / Chapter Five. Poverty Alleviation Ends / Chapter Six. Causal Linkages: Biblical Conceptions Of Poverty, State/Society Policy And Poverty Alleviation / Chapter Seven. Summary, Reflections And Recommendations / Appendix / Literature / Index / |
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