EDEV 640B - Community Development

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Economic Development

Description:

This course introduces the concepts of community and community development, paying some special attention to development in and development of community. It tackles different approaches to community development such as problem/needs, asset- based, and relational and draws on biblical insights to explore the implications of the nature of the war between evil and good for the challenges in community religious, political, economic, social, and cultural systems. The course addresses how communities can redeem and transform themselves, paying special attention to the building relationships of power among community members through biblical community organizing, and how this process involves the sourcing, mobilization, and utilization of its resources, assets, and goods. This is the second of two parts.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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