Catherine Loy comes from a background working in international development, for both secular and faith-based organizations. She was formerly a Regional Coordinator for Christian Aid as well as having been head of Christian Aid Week. After years of investigating and applying various theories of development, she decided to channel her frustration with the lack of engagement with faith-based development (even within some faith-based organizations) into an in-depth study on the subject. She holds an MA in International Development (University of New South Wales) and a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies (King’s College London). She lives in London and has previously lived and worked in Australia, various parts of South-East Asia and a number of countries in West Africa.

• 1. Practical Theology and Faith-based Development 2. Secular and Faith-based Development Defining development The shared origins of faith and secular development Economic growth models of development Secularization and its impact on development Faith discourses of development The capabilities approach, faith and development 3. Three Theological Voices: Discerning faith at work The three theological voices – explicit, implicit and null Christian Aid’s identity expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s values expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s theologies of international development Working with Christian Aid’s theologies of development 4. New Life in Christ: A renewed theology of development A Christology of development for a prophetic future Christ as equality: A theology of mutual partnershipConclusion

"This book will prove to be extremely valuable to anyone interested in debates around theology and development, and to those concerned with developing or maintaining an organisational spirituality, especially among Christian development agencies."

Catherine Loy comes from a background working in international development, for both secular and faith-based organizations. She was formerly a Regional Coordinator for Christian Aid as well as having been head of Christian Aid Week. After years of investigating and applying various theories of development, she decided to channel her frustration with the lack of engagement with faith-based development (even within some faith-based organizations) into an in-depth study on the subject. She holds an MA in International Development (University of New South Wales) and a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies (King’s College London). She lives in London and has previously lived and worked in Australia, various parts of South-East Asia and a number of countries in West Africa.

• 1. Practical Theology and Faith-based Development 2. Secular and Faith-based Development Defining development The shared origins of faith and secular development Economic growth models of development Secularization and its impact on development Faith discourses of development The capabilities approach, faith and development 3. Three Theological Voices: Discerning faith at work The three theological voices – explicit, implicit and null Christian Aid’s identity expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s values expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s theologies of international development Working with Christian Aid’s theologies of development 4. New Life in Christ: A renewed theology of development A Christology of development for a prophetic future Christ as equality: A theology of mutual partnershipConclusion

"This book will prove to be extremely valuable to anyone interested in debates around theology and development, and to those concerned with developing or maintaining an organisational spirituality, especially among Christian development agencies."

Catherine Loy comes from a background working in international development, for both secular and faith-based organizations. She was formerly a Regional Coordinator for Christian Aid as well as having been head of Christian Aid Week. After years of investigating and applying various theories of development, she decided to channel her frustration with the lack of engagement with faith-based development (even within some faith-based organizations) into an in-depth study on the subject. She holds an MA in International Development (University of New South Wales) and a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies (King’s College London). She lives in London and has previously lived and worked in Australia, various parts of South-East Asia and a number of countries in West Africa.

• 1. Practical Theology and Faith-based Development 2. Secular and Faith-based Development Defining development The shared origins of faith and secular development Economic growth models of development Secularization and its impact on development Faith discourses of development The capabilities approach, faith and development 3. Three Theological Voices: Discerning faith at work The three theological voices – explicit, implicit and null Christian Aid’s identity expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s values expressed through the voices Christian Aid’s theologies of international development Working with Christian Aid’s theologies of development 4. New Life in Christ: A renewed theology of development A Christology of development for a prophetic future Christ as equality: A theology of mutual partnershipConclusion

"This book will prove to be extremely valuable to anyone interested in debates around theology and development, and to those concerned with developing or maintaining an organisational spirituality, especially among Christian development agencies."