'The power of a simple gift': The ethics of children's evangelization by Christian NGOs in Côte d'Ivoire

This article examines how some Evangelical nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Côte d'Ivoire have focused their actions towards children and in doing so use strategies based on gifts and play. These organizations' activities encourage a holistic conception of 'development' th...

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Authors: LeBlanc, Marie Nathalie 1966- (Author) ; Koenig, Boris (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Social compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 256-272
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ivory Coast / Charity organization / Evangelical movement / Child / Mission (international law
IxTheo Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B prosélytisme
B Évangélisation
B Evangelization
B ONG confessionnelles
B Enfant
B Côte d'Ivoire
B Children
B Mission (international law
B faith-based NGOs
B Proselytization
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