Christian Globalism at Home: Child Sponsorship in the United States
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Christian Globalism at Home: Child Sponsorship in the United States
By (Author) Hillary Kaell
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
18th August 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Anthropology
Philosophy of religion
History of religion
Christianity
History of the Americas
Adoption and fostering
362.77569091724
Physical Properties
Hardback
312
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
An exploration of how ordinary U.S. Christians create global connections through the multibillion-dollar child sponsorship industry Child sponsorship emerged from nineteenth-century Protestant missions to become one of today's most profitable private fund-raising tools in organizations including World Vision, Compassion International, and ChildF
Reviews
"Winner of the Philip Schaff Prize, American Society of Church History"
Author Bio
Hillary Kaell is associate professor of anthropology and religion at McGill University. She is the author of Walking Where Jesus Walked and the editor of Everyday Sacred.
