Global Faith, Worldly Power : Evangelical Internationalism and U.S. Empire /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Schäfer, Axel R. (Editor ), McAlister, Melani, 1962- (Editor ), Corrigan, John, 1952- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Missions, American.
Evangelicalism.
Diplomatic relations.
Christianity and international relations.
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
Evangelicalism > United States > History.
Missions, American > History.
Cold War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (410 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469670614

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