Evangelicals and American Foreign Policy

Name: Evangelicals and American Foreign Policy
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ISBN: 9780199987634

ISBN-10: 0199987637

ISBN-13: 9780199987634

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mark R. Amstutz

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Mark Amstutz offers a groundbreaking exploration of the rise, evolution, and crucial impact of Evangelicals on American foreign affairs.In the nineteenth century, Protestant missionaries spearheaded global engagement by serving throughout the world. They gained fluency in foreign languages, developed knowledge about distant societies, and increased cross-cultural awareness. They also played a vital role in advancing human dignity by teaching and modeling values, building schools and clinics, and creating institutions that nurtured civil society. In view of their important role in global affairs, Amstutz argues, Evangelicals can be regarded as America's first internationalists. When…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/2/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Mark R. Amstutz is Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College, where he teaches courses in international relations, U.S. foreign policy, international ethics, and Third World politics. He is the author of numerous articles and books including most recently a new edition of International Ethics: Concepts, Theories, and Cases in Global Politics (Rowman & Littlefield 2005). In addition to chairing the politics department at Wheaton College for nearly two decades, he has directed off-campus study programs in Europe and Cuba and traveled widely as a scholar. In 1988 he was honored with a "senior teacher" award and in 2005 he was recognized with a "senior scholarship" award.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Christianity and Foreign Policy



The Nature and Rise of Evangelicals



The Genesis of Evangelical Global Engagement: The Missionary Movement



The Political Ethics of Evangelicals



Evangelicals and Global Poverty



Evangelicals and U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Israel



The Rise of Evangelical Foreign Policy Advocacy



Shortcomings of Evangelical Foreign Policy Advocacy



Toward a More Effective Evangelical Global Engagement


Notes


Index