Growing God’s Family The Global Orphan Care Movement and the Limits of Evangelical Activism

Illustrates the hidden challenges embedded within the evangelical adoption movement. For over a decade, prominent leaders and organizations among American Evangelicals have spent a substantial amount of time and money in an effort to address what they believe to be the “Orphan Crisis” of the United...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Perry, Samuel L., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [2017]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Evangelical Orphan Boom?
  • 2. Culture Building for Change
  • 3. Orphans Need Families! Just Not Those Families
  • 4. So, Why Did You Adopt?
  • 5. Costs Not Counted
  • 6. What Will a Mature Evangelical Movement Look Like?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author