Much development thought has dismissed religion, its rituals and its customs, as at best irrelevant and at worst a barrier to economic, social, and political ‘progress’.
This collection of articles – by writers who lie both within, and outside, various religious traditions – explores these views.
notions o fatalism which are integral to many religions, from Hinduism to Othodox Christianity, can offer comfort to the powerless and an explanation for suffering, while at the same time constraining people from seeking change.
