Reverse mission : transnational religious communities and the making of US foreign policy /
Many Catholic priests, nuns, and brothers in the United States take a strong interest in US policies that affect their "brothers and sisters" abroad. In fact, when the policies of their native government pose significant dangers to their people internationally, these US citizens engage act...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
©2011.
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Colección: | Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Many Catholic priests, nuns, and brothers in the United States take a strong interest in US policies that affect their "brothers and sisters" abroad. In fact, when the policies of their native government pose significant dangers to their people internationally, these US citizens engage actively in a variety of political processes in order to protect and advance the interests of the transnational religious communities to which they belong. In this provocative examination of the place of religion in world politics, Timothy A. Byrnes focuses on three Catholic communities -- Jesuit, Mary. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (215 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781589017894 1589017897 |