This international conference, bringing together fifty-three theologians, scholars, development agencies, civil servants and church leaders aims to:

• Map current theological discourses regarding religion and development
• Understand the new religious actors in development practice and debate (e.g., Pentecostals and Independent Churches)
• Clarify the interface between FBOs and political actors in development (current and new avenues of cooperation with UN, EU, governments and other civil society actors)
• Explore ways of enhancing the role of religion in peace building, conflict resolution and social integration
• Mobilize thinking on the role of religion in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) debate
• Explore areas and ways of possible further project related collaboration between major actors in churches and development cooperation/research.

Language:  English

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