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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Publié dans:The review of faith & international affairs
Auteurs: Borja, Melissa (Auteur) ; Gibson, Jacob (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2019]
Dans: The review of faith & international affairs
Année: 2019, Volume: 17, Numéro: 3, Pages: 80-93
RelBib Classification:CG Christianisme et politique
CH Christianisme et société
KBM Asie
KDG Église libre
RH Évangélisation
Sujets non-standardisés:B Internationalism
B Southeast Asia
B United States
B humanitarian work
B Populism
B Evangelicals
B Refugees
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contient:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1643983