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The Kingdom of God Has No Borders, Melani McAlister offers a sweeping narrative of the last fifty years of evangelical history outside of the United States, weaving a fascinating tale that upends much of what we know--or think we know--about American evangelicals.
List of contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Networks
- 1) "The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man": Racism as a Missionary Problem
- 2) "Peril and Persecution": The Congo Crisis
- 3) "Have you read the Communist Manifesto?": Christian Revolutions
- 4) "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked": Christians and the Future of Israel
- 5) "Reaching the Unreached": The Battle of Lausanne
- II. Body Politics
- 6) "These Marks on My Body Are My Credentials": Jesus in the Communist World
- 7) "The Suffering Church": Apartheid in South Africa
- 8) "The 10/40 Window": The Struggle with Islam
- 9) "The Persecuted Body": The Religious Freedom Agenda
- 10) "Leave the Nuances for the Diplomats": Redeeming Sudan
- III. Emotions
- 11) "I"ll Go Where You Send Me": Short-term Missions
- 12) "The Greatest Failing of Our Christian Obedience": The War in Iraq
- 13) "I am Not a Big Checkbook": Churches and Money in South Sudan
- 14) "The Power of a Weeping Christian": Sexual Politics and HIV / AIDS in Africa
- 15) "Despair is an Unmerciful Tyrant": Yotuh and Justice in Cairo
- Epilogue
About the author
Melani McAlister teaches American Studies and International Affairs at George Washington University. Her books include Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and US Interests in the Middle East and the co-edited collection, Global Faith/Worldly Power.
Summary
In The Kingdom of God Has No Borders, Melani McAlister offers a sweeping narrative of the last fifty years of evangelical history outside of the United States, weaving a fascinating tale that upends much of what we know--or think we know--about American evangelicals.
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McAlister's descriptions and analysis come together like a multidimensional matrix of events, personalities, religious and political motivations, and broader cultural contexts. Her research illuminates the complexity of international politics, human rights history and religious identity building, all with American evangelicals in the center. She is well versed in global evangelical culture.
