Christine Schliesser is a Senior Lecturer at Zurich University. She is the Director of Studies at the Center for Faith & Society at Fribourg University and a Research Fellow in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University.

Notes on the Author, List of Contributors, Foreword, Executive Summary, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, PART I: The Rise of Religion in Development - Background and Current Trends, 1. Religion Matters - Rediscovering Religion, 2. The Sustainable Development Goals and Religion - The Rise of Faith Actors in Development, 3. Meet the Family - Religion's Different Faces in Development, 4. What's So Special about Them? Potentials and Problems of Faith Actors in Development, PART II: Religion and the SDGs, 5. "It Is Not God's Will for Us to Be Poor!" Religion Matters for Poverty Alleviation (SDG 1 and 2), 6. "Holistic Healing" - Religion Matters for Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3), 7. "Largest and Most Successful Education Provider ... Outside of Public Education Systems" - Religion Matters for Quality Education (SDG 4), 8. "Your Women, Let Them Be Silent in the Assemblies" - Religion Matters for Gender Equality (SDG 5), 9. "I Have a Dream" - Religion Matters for the Reduction of Inequality (SDG 10), 10. "Green Religion" - Religion Matters for Climate Action (SDG 13), 11. "Brokers of Peace" - Religion Matters for Peace and Justice (SDG 16), 12. Now What? Implications for Academics, Policymakers, and Practitioners, References, Index