Religion and civic engagement: the case of Iglesia ni Cristo in the Philippines

• Main Author: Cornelio, Jayeel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Iglesia ni Cristo; civic engagement; religion; civil society; Philippines; Development Studies; Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/4; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09637494.2016.1272894?scroll=top&needAccess=true&
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) is one of the fastest-growing indigenous Christian churches in the world. They have an estimated membership of 2.25 million adherents in more than 100 countries. In recent years its civic engagements have expanded through bigger relief operations and charity dedicated to...