Development as Freedom or Freedom as Development? A Christian Dialogue with Amartya Sen's Development as Freedom (original) (raw)

2001, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa

This review essay explores the implications of Amartya Sen's ideas -expressed in his book Development as Freedom -for the church ;n development. The author is appreciative of Sen's perspective on development as freedom, and suggests that the Christian focus on the freedom that Christ has given us provides a way of working with Sen's ideas. After first outlining Sen's major ideas she then dialogues with them from the perspective of the church in Madagascar around three key themes: agency, advocacy and empowerment. V) Sen, Development as freedom 11 ^s Copyright and Use: