When Helping Heals (Calvin Shorts) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tracy Kuperus earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. She has taught at Westmont College, Gordon College and Calvin College. Her research interests include religion and politics, state-civil society relations, and democratization and citizen mobilization efforts in southern Africa. She has published articles in journals like African Affairs, The Journal of Church and State, and Christian Scholar's Review, and is the co-author of the book Responsible Citizenship: Faith-Based Mobilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa (Sun Media, 2015).

Roland Hoksbergen earned his Ph.D. in Economic Development from the University of Notre Dame. A professor at Calvin College since 1983, he also worked for seven years in Central America. His research focuses on development issues, including civil society, the role of the private sector, development assistance strategies, and transformational development. The author of Serving God Globally (Baker Academic 2012), much of his work explores the role that North American Christians can play in promoting human flourishing around the world.