Synopses & Reviews
* Uses Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith as a foundation for discussion of development issuesWhat do the realms of faith, science, and the world of international development have to offer one another? This book's contributors, each a scientist as well as a person of faith, tackle this question by showing how religious belief and personal faith can be deeply motivational and fruitful in scientific and development pursuits. This work furthers the search for a more people-centered model of development and for a scientific practice that supports tolerance, sustainability, peace, and justice for all.
Synopsis
Current international development discourse is starting to look at how religion affects globalization, peace-building and the environment. But how do the roles, approaches and world views of science, religion and international development intersect? And how does this intersection express itself in different cultures? The Lab, the Temple and the Market tackles these questions meshing a discussion of development issues and processes with a different religious belief system: Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i Faith. Each contributor, a scientist as well as a person of faith, shows how religious belief and personal faith can be deeply motivational and fruitful in scientific pursuits.