Internationalism with Evangelical Characteristics: The Case of Evangelical Responses to Southeast Asian Refugees
Using evangelical efforts to resettle Southeast Asian refugees as a historical case study, this article argues that white evangelicals display both populist and internationalist tendencies and that a sense of religious peoplehood has shaped their humanitarian work. Although evangelicals often welcom...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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The review of faith & international affairs
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 80-93 |
| RelBib Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KBM Asia KDG Free church RH Evangelization; Christian media |
| Further subjects: | B
Internationalism
B Southeast Asia B United States B humanitarian work B Populism B Evangelicals B Refugees |
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| Summary: | Using evangelical efforts to resettle Southeast Asian refugees as a historical case study, this article argues that white evangelicals display both populist and internationalist tendencies and that a sense of religious peoplehood has shaped their humanitarian work. Although evangelicals often welcomed Southeast Asian refugees, archival and oral history evidence indicate that they were eager to resettle fellow Christians and to aid refugees through missions-centered projects directed by Christian organizations. Ultimately, evangelicals' resettlement work did not represent an enthusiasm for welcoming racial and religious outsiders. Rather, it was a project that allowed them to serve and grow their own people. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1643983 |