The Gospel of Freedom and Power: Protestant Missionaries in American Culture After World War II

by Sarah E. Ruble

Book Overview

In the decades after World War II, Protestant missionaries abroad were a topic of vigorous public debate. From religious periodicals and Sunday sermons to novels and anthropological monographs, public conversations about missionaries followed a powerful yet paradoxical line of reasoning, namely that people abroad needed greater autonomy from U.S. power and that Americans could best tell others how to use their freedom. In The Gospel of Freedom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469618931
• ISBN13: 9781469618937
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"