God's internationalists: World Vision and the age of evangelical humanitarianism
God's Internationalists is the first comprehensive study of World Vision, the largest Christian humanitarian organization in the world. David P. King explores how the organization rearticulated its Christian identity and expanded beyond traditional evangelism to become a leader in global relief...
| Summary: | God's Internationalists is the first comprehensive study of World Vision, the largest Christian humanitarian organization in the world. David P. King explores how the organization rearticulated its Christian identity and expanded beyond traditional evangelism to become a leader in global relief and development. Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Bob Pierce Becomes Evangelicals' Global Ambassador -- Chapter 2. Opening Americans' Eyes to a New World -- Chapter 3. A Growing Organization and the Evolving Identity of American Evangelicalism -- Chapter 4. Between Missions and Humanitarianism in a Decade of Upheaval -- Chapter 5. Taking Domestic Debates of God and Country Overseas -- Chapter 6. World Vision Internationalizes -- Chapter 7. Evangelical Relief and Development -- Chapter 8. A Changing World Vision: A Changing Evangelicalism? -- Chapter 9. World Vision and the New Internationalists -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-9607-5 |
