Reverse Mission : Transnational Religious Communities and the Making of US Foreign Policy / Timothy A. Byrnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrnes, Timothy A., 1958-

Series:

Religion and politics series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.

United States.

Catholic Church--Foreign relations.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Political activity--Latin America.

Catholic Church--Latin America.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many Catholic priests, nuns, and brothers in the United States take a strong interest in US policies that affect their ""brothers and sisters"" abroad. In fact, when the policies of their native government pose significant dangers to their people internationally, these US citizens engage actively in a variety of political processes in order to protect and advance the interests of the transnational religious communities to which they belong. In this provocative examination of the place of religion in world politics, Timothy A. Byrnes focuses on three Catholic communities -- Jesuit, Maryknoll, a

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Transnational Religious Communities and the Making of US Foreign Policy; CHAPTER 2 Ours: Martyrdom in El Salvador, Mobilization in the United States; CHAPTER 3 The People: On Mission from Nicaragua to the United States; CHAPTER 4 Hospitality: A Covenant between Mexico and Vermont; CHAPTER 5 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781589017894

1589017897

OCLC:

748242152