Abstract
Fifty years ago, Ivan Illich – then a trainer of missionaries – declared that the Church should withdraw from its current role in third world development and focus instead on “the annunciation of the gospel.” This would be the church's “contribution to development which could not be made by any other institution.” Since then church institutions have instead greatly expanded their role in relief and development. This article examines why we need to listen to Illich.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v5i1.202 | Journal eISSN: 2167-2415
Language: English
Page range: 16 - 20
Published on: Jul 7, 2018
Published by: Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2018 Raymond Downing, published by Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.