Holy humanitarians : American Evangelicals and global aid /

On May 10, 1900, an enthusiastic Brooklyn crowd bid farewell to the Quito. The ship sailed for famine-stricken Bombay, carrying both tangible relief--thousands of tons of corn and seeds--and "a tender message of love and sympathy from God's children on this side of the globe to those on th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curtis, Heather D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Christian Herald (Firm)
Christian herald.
1900-1999
Humanitarian assistance, American > History > 20th century.
Evangelicalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Christianity in mass media > History > 20th century.
Aide humanitaire américaine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Évangélisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Christianisme dans les médias > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Christianity in mass media
Evangelicalism
Humanitarian assistance, American
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A religious paper thoroughly humanitarian
  • Cosmopolitan compassion
  • We are fighting for philanthropy
  • Almoner of the world
  • The limits of evangelical benevolence
  • To safeguard Christian America
  • A shifting landscape
  • Epilogue.

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