The Asbury Journal

Article Title

New Directions in Transformational Development

Authors

Stephen Offutt, Asbury Theological Seminary

Abstract

How does theology and theoryinfonn evangelical international development initiatives? The present article answers this question by reviewing the creation and growth of the international development industry, by outlining the dominant theory in evangelical development today, and by pointing to possible future directions. It argues that Transformational Development, currently the dominant evangelical development paradigm, has played a critical role in evangelical development theory and practice. But there are weaknesses to the theory. New voices, especially Wesleyan voices, are needed to shape evangelicalism's response to poverty in the 21st century.

DOI

10.7252/Journal.01.2012F.03

Recommended Citation

Offutt, Stephen (2012) "New Directions in Transformational Development," The Asbury Journal: Vol. 67: No. 2, p. 35-50.
Available at: https://place.asburyseminary.edu/asburyjournal/vol67/iss2/5