Mission manifest: American evangelicals and Iran in the twentieth century
"This book is about Presbyterian missionaries, other Americans with ideals, and their Iranian partners during the twentieth century. It analyzes the various ways in which their respective missions became manifest in Iran, particularly the national capital of Tehran, during the reign of the last...
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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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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | The United States in the world
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Presbyterian Church (USA)
/ Mission (international law
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Presbyterian Church
Missions (Iran) (Tehran)
History 20th century
B Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A Iran Mission B Missionaries (Iran) (Tehran) History 20th century B Missions, American (Iran) (Tehran) History 20th century B United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A Iran Mission |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "This book is about Presbyterian missionaries, other Americans with ideals, and their Iranian partners during the twentieth century. It analyzes the various ways in which their respective missions became manifest in Iran, particularly the national capital of Tehran, during the reign of the last Pahlavi shah"-- The "Errand" to Iran : Mission and Place in Transnational History -- "Into the Commonwealth Stage" : The Old Mission of the Evangelical Church -- "Spiritual Lend Lease" : Literacy, Social Work, and the New Mission for Development -- "Something Other than the Ordinary Education" : International Schools in Pahlavi Iran -- "These Young Persian Friends of Mine" : Associationalism in US-Iran Relations -- The Persian "Boomerang" : The Presbyterian Mission in the United States -- "Build It for the Eye of God" : The American Colony, Mission, and Place after 1965. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 322 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-7594-9 |
