TY  - BOOK
AU  - Byrnes,Timothy A.
TI  - Reverse mission: transnational religious communities and the making of US foreign policy 
T2  - Religion and politics series
SN  - 9781589017894
AV  - BX1426.3 .B97 2011
U1  - 261.709809045 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Latin America
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Église catholique
KW  - Relations extérieures
KW  - fast
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - International relations
KW  - Political participation
KW  - United States
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Amérique latine
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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, Mary
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