{"product_id":"gods-internationalists-9780812250961","title":"Gods Internationalists","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGod's Internationalists\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating new narrative about American evangelicals and politics in the 20th century . . . [T]his is an important book that complicates our understanding of how evangelicals came to see social issues as a key part of their Christian witness.\" * \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] nuanced exploration of evangelical humanitarianism through the work of World Vision . . . Through vivid storytelling and layered contextual analysis, King presents a rich organizational history of World Vision that is nothing short of a page turner . . . \u003ci\u003eGod's Internationalists\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in how large religious non-profit organizations that operate within a broader field negotiate religious identity.\" * \u003ci\u003eReview of Religious Research\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"If history is fundamentally about story, King succeeds here. Against all odds, he manages to make the history of this bureaucratic behemoth a rollicking tale of one man's strength and weakness-and an organization's fascinating response to the chastening of decolonization, Vietnam, and famine in Ethiopia . . . [T]his book succeeds because the story of World Vision matters . . . {It] may be one of the most necessary interventions in American evangelical historiography in many years.\" * \u003ci\u003ePatheos\/The Anxious Bench\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"While institutional histories can take on a narrow quality, \u003ci\u003eGod’s Internationalists\u003c\/i\u003e situates World Vision amid a wider cultural and religious context. King’s work convincingly depicts a brand of evangelical internationalism…King’s history provides a fruitful contribution to better understanding the internationalist dimension of twentieth century evangelicals within the United States.\" * Church History *\u003cbr\u003e\"David P. King constructively upends long-standing narratives of modern evangelicalism's development in the twentieth century that tend to emphasize its politicization on American soil. Offering a refreshingly nuanced reading of World Vision, he uses the organization's history to illustrate how modern evangelicalism's work abroad unfolded independently of domestic political developments dictated by the Religious Right. Along the way, he raises intriguing and important claims about the nature of church-state relations, secularization, and religion and public life in contemporary America.\" * Darren Dochuk, University of Notre Dame *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Bob Pierce Becomes Evangelicals' Global Ambassador\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Opening Americans' Eyes to a New World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. A Growing Organization and the Evolving Identity of American Evangelicalism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Between Missions and Humanitarianism in a Decade of Upheaval\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Taking Domestic Debates of God and Country Overseas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. World Vision Internationalizes\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Evangelical Relief and Development\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. A Changing World Vision: A Changing Evangelicalism?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. World Vision and the New Internationalists\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577540153687,"sku":"9780812250961","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812250961.jpg?v=1746095744","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gods-internationalists-9780812250961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}