Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen5/27/2023 Development has been an integral part of the ecumenical church and specifically the World Council of Churches. This article is concerned with the role of personhood in development. Keywords: Sen, mission, personhood, agency Bosch's phrase "creative tension" provides a key principle for an approach to development. Drawing from the work of Sen this article provides some pointers or markers towards an approach to development as missionary role. I will provide an overview of the work of Sen in the area of development and then provide some critical engagement. I will be looking at the extent to which the influential model of development proposed by Amartya Sen does justice to the category of personhood. This paper is concerned with the role of personhood in development. Towards an approach to development as mission: The category of personhood as addressed by Amartya Sen?
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