Gallons of ink have been spilled in examining the influence of Evangelicals on American politics. Yet the conversation--among pundits; politicians; and scholars--has focused overwhelmingly on hot-button domestic issues; such as abortion and gay marriage. In Evangelicals and American Foreign Policy; Mark Amstutz looks beyond our shores at Evangelicals' role in American foreign affairs.Writers have generally traced Evangelicals' political awakening to the 1970s or; at the earliest; to World War II. But Amstutz digs deeper; arguing that Evangelicals were active in foreign affairs since at least the nineteenth century; when Protestant missionaries spread throughout the world; gaining fluency in foreign languages and developing knowledge of distant lands. They were on the front lines of American global engagement--serving as agents of humanitarianism and cultural transformation. Indeed; long before anyone had heard of Woodrow Wilson; Evangelicals were America's first internationalists. In the postwar period; that expertise was put to more organized and sophisticated use; as Evangelicals sought to translate their belief that humans were created in God's image into a core principle of American foreign policy. Amstutz explores how this principle has been put into practice on issues ranging from global poverty to foreign policy towards Israel; paying close attention to Evangelicals' triumphs and failures on the global stage.
#729001 in Books Oxford University Press 2012-12-18Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.40 x .90 x 9.40l; .95 #File Name: 0199942196240 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. when campaigns to hurt women with bad intent happenBy Billie Jo McIntire; M.A.This book is a must read for anyone entering into or already involved in the anti-trafficking/sex worker rights/abolition tidal wave. As Dr. Zimmerman states "no one is for human trafficking." This is where we all agree. But; when campaigns to hurt women with bad intent happen; the truth must be told. You will be blown away!
