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Holy Humanitarians

American Evangelicals and Global Aid

Heather D. Curtis

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ISBN 9780674737365

Publication Date: 04/16/2018

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384 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Introduction
1. A Religious Paper Thoroughly Humanitarian
2. Cosmopolitan Compassion
3. We Are Fighting for Philanthropy
4. Almoner of the World
5. The Limits of Evangelical Benevolence
6. To Safeguard Christian America
7. A Shifting Landscape
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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