Global faith and worldly power: evangelical internationalism and U.S. empire
"Assessing the grand American evangelical missionary venture to convert the world, this international group of leading scholars reveals how theological imperatives have intersected with worldly imaginaries from the nineteenth century to the present. Countering the stubborn notion that conservat...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Evangelical movement
/ Mission (international law
/ Foreign policy
/ History 1865-2020
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Evangelicalism (United States)
History
B Collection of essays B Christianity and international relations B Cold War Religious aspects Christianity B United States Foreign relations 1865- B Missions, American History |
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| Summary: | "Assessing the grand American evangelical missionary venture to convert the world, this international group of leading scholars reveals how theological imperatives have intersected with worldly imaginaries from the nineteenth century to the present. Countering the stubborn notion that conservative Protestant groups have steadfastly maintained their distance from governmental and economic affairs, these experts show how believers' ambitious investments in missionizing and humanitarianism have connected with worldly matters of empire, the Cold War, foreign policy, and neoliberalism"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 398 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1469670585 |