Religiously influenced social movements tend to be characterized as products of the conservative turn of the late twentieth century. Izzo argues that contrary to this view, the liberal wings of Christian churches have remained an instrumental presence in U.S. and transnational politics, and that women make up a large proportion of these activists.
Religiously influenced social movements tend to be characterized as products of the conservative turn of the late twentieth century. Izzo argues that contrary to this view, the liberal wings of Christian churches have remained an instrumental presence in U.S. and transnational politics, and that women make up a large proportion of these activists.
Introduction 1 Part I: Women and Christian Fellowship in the Early Twentieth Century 15 1 “Life More Abundant”: The YWCA and the Social Gospel 19 2 “By Love, Serve One Another”: Foreign Mission and the Changing Meanings of Evangelization 44 3 “Hidden and Effective Service”: The Maryknoll Sisters Enter the Mission Field 66 Part II: From the Popular Front and American Century to the New Frontier 89 4 “Dare We Be as Radical as Our Religion Demands?”: Christian Activism and the Long Red Scare 93 5 A “Fifth Column for God”: The Maryknoll Sisters at Midcentury 124 Part III: “The Ferment of Freedom” 153 6 “We Choose to Identify with the Church of the Poor”: Preferential Option in Action 159 7 “The Nuns Were Not Just Nuns”: Foreign Mission and Foreign Policy 191 Epilogue 215 Acknowledgments 221 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 267
Introduction 1 Part I: Women and Christian Fellowship in the Early Twentieth Century 15 1 “Life More Abundant”: The YWCA and the Social Gospel 19 2 “By Love, Serve One Another”: Foreign Mission and the Changing Meanings of Evangelization 44 3 “Hidden and Effective Service”: The Maryknoll Sisters Enter the Mission Field 66 Part II: From the Popular Front and American Century to the New Frontier 89 4 “Dare We Be as Radical as Our Religion Demands?”: Christian Activism and the Long Red Scare 93 5 A “Fifth Column for God”: The Maryknoll Sisters at Midcentury 124 Part III: “The Ferment of Freedom” 153 6 “We Choose to Identify with the Church of the Poor”: Preferential Option in Action 159 7 “The Nuns Were Not Just Nuns”: Foreign Mission and Foreign Policy 191 Epilogue 215 Acknowledgments 221 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 267
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