The upcoming book Faith, Secularism and Humanitarian Engagement: finding the place of religion in the support of displaced communities by Alastair Ager and Joey Ager is scheduled for publication in 2015. The authors will “seek to identify the basis for humanitarian response with displaced communities that is strengthened, not weakened, through its engagement with religion.” The focus of the book is on contemporary forced migration, though the authors will also be drawing upon relevant analysis of refugee resettlement in high income settings as well. Finally, the book articulates and advocates “the need for, and terms of, more active dialogue on issues of religion between humanitarian actors, religious institutions and forced migrant communities for which faith frequently serves as a vital dynamic in their experience.”
A flyer summarizing the topics covered and questions asked in Faith, Secularism and Humanitarian Engagement may be viewed here.