No More “Harmful Traditional Practices”! Gender Activism and Faith Leaders in International Development

June 14, 2018 2

Guest post by: Brenda Bartelink Centre for Religion, Conflict and Globalisation, University of Groningen and Elisabet Le Roux, Unit for Religion and Development Research, University of Stellenbosch

Researchers from the University […]

Towards a broader research agenda in religion and development

December 28, 2015 0

by Erin Wilson and Brenda Bartelink

Photo credit: Nikki Haze

In our previous post, we shared a summary and preliminary insights from a pilot study on spirituality and development transformation. In […]

The spiritual is political: Blurring boundaries and challenging assumptions in religion and development

December 21, 2015 0

by Erin Wilson and Brenda Bartelink

Photo credit: Nikki Haze

Researchers at the CRCPD recently concluded a one-year NWO-funded pilot project exploring the entanglement of personal religious and spiritual transformation with […]

The Pretence of Neutrality: Religion and the Implementation of Programmes on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

March 24, 2015 0

by Brenda Bartelink

In the past decade sexuality has become a centre of contestation and cultural encounter between African and “Western” actors in African societies. Initially tied to contestations over the […]