Empowerment in the Perspective of ecumenical Diakonia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Oct 2012 Norway English Publisher:Walter de Gruyter GmbHJournal:Diaconia, volume 3, pages 185-195 (issn: 1869-3261, eissn: 2196-9027,

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Authors: Nordstokke, Kjell;

doi: 10.13109/diac.2012.3.2.185

handle: 11250/99019 , 11250/3127619

Empowerment in the Perspective of ecumenical Diakonia

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Abstract

Empowerment seems to be developing as a key concept in the discussion of identity and mission of diaconia. This is also true in the ecumenical movement. Recent discussions demonstrate that empowerment is also used when people in the South comment on their own context. Empowerment also has a strong biblical foundation. Still, one needs to pursue several important questions. One of them being: Who empowers whom?

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Norway

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VID Specialized University
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Keywords

H, interdisciplinarity, empowerment, BV1-5099, Social Sciences, ecumenical diakonia, local diakonia, Practical Theology

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