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

by Samuel L. Perry

Book Overview

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 States. Yet, despite an expansive commitment of resources, there is no reliable evidence that these efforts have been successful. Adoptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479803057
• ISBN13: 9781479803057
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"