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Author:

Kirkpatrick, David C. author.

Title:

A gospel for the poor : global social Christianity and the Latin American evangelical left / David C. Kirkpatrick.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

x, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Evangelicalism--Latin America--History--20th century.
Liberalism (Religion)--History--History--20th century.
Social gospel--Latin America--History--20th century.
Church and social problems--History--History--20th century.
Christianity and politics--Latin America--History--20th century.
Latin America--Church history--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index.

Contents:

Introduction. Toward a Gospel for the Poor -- A New Style of Evangelicalism from Latin America -- Revolutionary Ferment -- Cold War Christianity -- Deporting American Evangelicalism -- Marketing Social Christianity -- Crossing Boundaries -- The Reshaping of Global Evangelicalism -- Conclusion. A Global Reach.

Summary:

A Gospel for the Poor adopts a transnational perspective to tell the story of how a Cold War generation of progressive Latin Americans, including seminal figures such as Ecuadorian René Padilla and Peruvian Samuel Escobar, developed, named, and exported their version of social Christianity to an evolving coalition of global evangelicals.

ISBN:

081225094X
9780812250947

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1052877487

LCCN:

2018046938

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)