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Twinning Faith and Development: Catholic Parish Partnering in the US and Haiti

Tara Hefferan
Twinning Faith and Development: Catholic Parish Partnering in the US and Haiti
ISBN: 978-1-56549-236-3
$26.50
2007/241 pages
A Kumarian Press Book
"Succinctly describes the current status of professionalized development's effect upon the maintenance of the status quo, and how private volunteer development efforts must work to counter the entrenchment of this pervasive model of development.... Addresses a gap in the present literature on development by examining local level engagement of lay volunteers in the field of development."—The Journal of Haitian Studies

DESCRIPTION

Twinning Faith and Development documents the operation of a project in which two Catholic churches— one in the US and one in Haiti—partner to spur development in Haiti. Hefferan explores development as it is conceived, designed, and implemented by those outside the conventional aid industry, those not considered to be development experts. She looks at both twinning’s failings and its possibilities as an alternative to conventional development practices.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction.
  • Studying Twinning and Development.
  • Development's Theory and Practice.
  • Twinning at St. Robert.
  • Crafting Development at St. Robert.
  • Development and Its "Discontents."
  • Conclusion.