{"product_id":"holy-humanitarians-9780674737365","title":"Holy Humanitarians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather D. Curtis lays bare the theological motivations, social forces, cultural assumptions, business calculations, and political dynamics that shaped America's ambivalent embrace of evangelical philanthropy. In the process she uncovers the seeds of today's heated debates over the politics of poverty relief and international aid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Curtis’s] book shows that evangelicals have always displayed a mixture of innocence and partisan zeal. -- D. G. Hart * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eProvides an illuminating lens into evangelical culture at the turn of the 20th century…Curtis explores the ways in which evangelical philanthropy created and curated the images of helpless people abroad. -- David C. Kirkpatrick * Marginalia *\u003cbr\u003eBut how did [photographs of ‘sponsored’ children in developing countries]—not to mention the acts of transnational giving that they are intended to motivate—become so ubiquitous in American evangelical households? And how did evangelical institutions become such important players in international relief and development work in the first place? [Curtis] answers these questions and more in her brilliant new book…which shows that evangelical leadership in these realms significantly predated the tidal wave of postwar generosity that gave rise to organizations such as World Vision…  [S]he underscores the urgency of ongoing moral reflection: After all, as her story makes clear, love of one’s global neighbor has sometimes come with dubious strings attached. -- Heath W. Carter * Christianity Today *\u003cbr\u003eA stellar study of the popular \u003ci\u003eChristian Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and its outsized importance in the emergence of American evangelical media, philanthropy, and global engagement at the turn of the twentieth century. This is a colorful, compelling narrative. -- Darren Dochuk, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable achievement. \u003ci\u003eHoly Humanitarians\u003c\/i\u003e offers valuable insights into issues of domestic inequality, Christian–Muslim encounters abroad, and Americans’ ambivalent attitudes about the suffering of distant others. This thoughtful, nuanced exploration of the contradictions of humanitarian sentiment is rich and compelling. -- Melani McAlister, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully written and powerfully insightful book that stretches and deepens our understanding of how religion helped shape America’s engagement with the world. Historians have recently explored humanitarianism and philanthropy around the turn of the twentieth century, yet Curtis shows that we’ve only just scratched the surface. -- Andrew Preston, author of \u003ci\u003eSword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply researched and cogently argued, \u003ci\u003eHoly Humanitarians\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the literature on the American missionary impulse and philanthropy. Curtis is a master stylist; her book is a model of how to write with beauty and grace. -- Grant Wacker, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403606991191,"sku":"9780674737365","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674737365.jpg?v=1730483972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/holy-humanitarians-9780674737365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}