What is it about?
The paper offers a critique of the philosophical moorings of Western international development and considers trajectories of an alternate Christian rationale and praxis. The paper argues that the Trinitarian doctrine of God provides the pivotal foundation for a Christian cosmology necessary to articulate an alternative paradigm for sustainable development.
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Why is it important?
Christianity has been instrumental in fashioning the contemporary Western paradigm of humanitarian aid and development. However, as a secular agenda increasingly defines this space, the question of what difference a religious cosmology makes to Christian faith-based development organisations (FBDO’s) becomes significant.
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This page is a summary of: Contesting the Dynamics of Secular Development: An Ontology of Trinitarian Well-Being as Christian Rationale for Human Well-Being, Religion and Development, June 2022, Brill Deutschland GmbH,
DOI: 10.30965/27507955-20220003.
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