Author: Jean-Jacques-Caton Chenevière
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Languages : fr
Pages : 50
Book Description
Analyse: Réponse aux "Fragmens de l'histoire ecclésiastique de Genève au XIXe siècle" de Jacques Grenus.
Première lettre a un ami sur l'état actuel de l'église de Genève, et sur quelques-unes des accusations intentées contre ses pasteurs
Première lettre à un ami sur l'état actuel de l'Eglise de Genève
Author: Jean-Jacques-Caton Chenevière
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 50
Book Description
Analyse: Réponse aux "Fragmens de l'histoire ecclésiastique de Genève au XIXe siècle" de Jacques Grenus.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 50
Book Description
Analyse: Réponse aux "Fragmens de l'histoire ecclésiastique de Genève au XIXe siècle" de Jacques Grenus.
Seconde lettre à un ami sur l'état actuel de l'eglise de Genève
Author: Jean-Jacques-Caton Chenevière
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description
Lettres à un ami sur l'état actuel de l'église de Genève et sur quelques unes des accusations intentés contre ses pasteurs
Seconde lettre à un ami sur l'état actuel de l'Eglise de Genève, et sur quelques-unes des accusations intentées contre ses pasteurs
Author: Chenevière
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 28
Book Description
Analyse: Suite de la polémique sur l'état du protestantisme genevois.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 28
Book Description
Analyse: Suite de la polémique sur l'état du protestantisme genevois.
Seconde lettre a un ami sur l'état actuel de l'église de Genève, et sur quelques-unes des accusations intentées contre ses pasteurs
Seconde lettre à un ami sur l'état actuel de l'Église de Genève, et sur quelques-unes des accusations intentées contre ses Pasteurs
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Category : Calvinism
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description
Analyse: Suite de la polémique sur l'état du protestantisme genevois.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calvinism
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description
Analyse: Suite de la polémique sur l'état du protestantisme genevois.
Above the Fray
Author: Shai M. Dromi
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022668038X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
From Lake Chad to Iraq, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide relief around the globe, and their scope is growing every year. Policy makers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by these organizations, which are generally seen as impartial and neutral. In Above the Fray, Shai M. Dromi investigates why the international community overwhelmingly trusts humanitarian NGOs by looking at the historical development of their culture. With a particular focus on the Red Cross, Dromi reveals that NGOs arose because of the efforts of orthodox Calvinists, demonstrating for the first time the origins of the unusual moral culture that has supported NGOs for the past 150 years. Drawing on archival research, Dromi traces the genesis of the Red Cross to a Calvinist movement working in mid-nineteenth-century Geneva. He shows how global humanitarian policies emerged from the Red Cross founding members’ faith that an international volunteer program not beholden to the state was the only ethical way to provide relief to victims of armed conflict. By illustrating how Calvinism shaped the humanitarian field, Dromi argues for the key role belief systems play in establishing social fields and institutions. Ultimately, Dromi shows the immeasurable social good that NGOs have achieved, but also points to their limitations and suggests that alternative models of humanitarian relief need to be considered.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022668038X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
From Lake Chad to Iraq, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide relief around the globe, and their scope is growing every year. Policy makers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by these organizations, which are generally seen as impartial and neutral. In Above the Fray, Shai M. Dromi investigates why the international community overwhelmingly trusts humanitarian NGOs by looking at the historical development of their culture. With a particular focus on the Red Cross, Dromi reveals that NGOs arose because of the efforts of orthodox Calvinists, demonstrating for the first time the origins of the unusual moral culture that has supported NGOs for the past 150 years. Drawing on archival research, Dromi traces the genesis of the Red Cross to a Calvinist movement working in mid-nineteenth-century Geneva. He shows how global humanitarian policies emerged from the Red Cross founding members’ faith that an international volunteer program not beholden to the state was the only ethical way to provide relief to victims of armed conflict. By illustrating how Calvinism shaped the humanitarian field, Dromi argues for the key role belief systems play in establishing social fields and institutions. Ultimately, Dromi shows the immeasurable social good that NGOs have achieved, but also points to their limitations and suggests that alternative models of humanitarian relief need to be considered.