Constructing an Anti-Corruption Theology

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" Constructing an Anti-Corruption Theology "
Yahya Wijaya

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1067030
Doc. No	:	LA110659
Call No	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341325‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Yahya Wijaya
Title & Author	:	Constructing an Anti-Corruption Theology [Article]\ Yahya Wijaya
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Exchange
Date	:	2014
Volume/ Issue Number	:	43/3
Page No	:	221–236
Abstract	:	This article responds to survey findings and observations indicating that the role of religions in resisting corruption is insignificant. Corruption in many Asian countries is a multi-dimensional problem and has penetrated all sectors of society, including religious institutions. Religions do contain valuable ethical resources implying anti-corruption positions, yet every religious tradition tends to emphasise a particular dimension of societal life and therefore fails to provide a comprehensive anti-corruption theological framework. With respect to Protestant Christianity, synergising ethical resources in conservative-evangelical, neo-Pentecostal, and the mainstream traditions is needed to construct a multidimensional anti-corruption theology. This article responds to survey findings and observations indicating that the role of religions in resisting corruption is insignificant. Corruption in many Asian countries is a multi-dimensional problem and has penetrated all sectors of society, including religious institutions. Religions do contain valuable ethical resources implying anti-corruption positions, yet every religious tradition tends to emphasise a particular dimension of societal life and therefore fails to provide a comprehensive anti-corruption theological framework. With respect to Protestant Christianity, synergising ethical resources in conservative-evangelical, neo-Pentecostal, and the mainstream traditions is needed to construct a multidimensional anti-corruption theology.
Descriptor	:	corruption
Descriptor	:	practical theology
Descriptor	:	Protestant traditions
Descriptor	:	religious ethics
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341325‬