Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[An] important book…[that] deserves a wide readership. It is meticulously researched and superbly written." * Journal of American History *
"Kirkpatrick's
Gospel for the Poor is groundbreaking in its identification of transnational flows of evangelical thought and argument for the influence of Latin America on evangelical understandings of social mission. Its deep studies of the complex relationships between U.S. and Latin American leaders is a useful model for historians of missions and postcolonial churches." *
H-DIPLO *
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A Gospel for the Poor makes several important historiographical and methodological interventions into how the story of global evangelicalism ought to be told. Any scholar or student of world Christianities, contemporary evangelicalism, transnationalism, or social theologies will find this book interesting and important to their understanding of global Christian movements and networks." * Reading Religion *
"Featuring impressive research in multiple languages, important historical recovery from the archives, theological nuance, and attention to context,
A Gospel for the Poor captures perfectly the complexities of far-flung global evangelical relationships in the Cold War era." * David R. Swartz, author of
Moral Minority: The Evangelical Left in an Age of Conservatism *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations
Introduction. Toward a Gospel for the Poor
Chapter 1. A New Style of Evangelicalism from Latin America
Chapter 2. Revolutionary Ferment
Chapter 3. Cold War Christianity
Chapter 4. Deporting American Evangelicalism
Chapter 5. Marketing Social Christianity
Chapter 6. Crossing Boundaries
Chapter 7. The Reshaping of Global Evangelicalism
Conclusion. A Global Reach
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
