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A Potent Fuel? Faith Identity and Development Impact in World Vision Community Programming
Author(s) -
Jennings Michael,
Clarke Matthew,
Feeny Simon,
Westhorp Gill,
Donohue Cara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3512
Subject(s) - faith , identity (music) , context (archaeology) , sociology , identity formation , psychological intervention , environmental ethics , political science , epistemology , psychology , social science , aesthetics , self concept , geography , philosophy , archaeology , psychiatry
This paper explores the role of faith identity on impact in development by looking at the programming of a major international faith‐based development organisation (FBDO). It argues that faith identity rests not only in the internal projected identity of the FBDO but also on perceptions of that identity in the community, highlighting the role context plays in the formulation of faith identity and its impact. Secondly, the paper argues that FBDOs possess not only a faith identity but also a development one and that it is the interplay between both that allows for the creation of engagement and trust in interventions.