Reverse Mission: Transnational Religious Communities and the Making of US Foreign Policy

by Timothy A. Byrnes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589017684
• ISBN13: 9781589017689
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher