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The Origin and Development of Prison Fellowship International: Pluralism, Ecumenism and American Leadership in the Evangelical World 1974–2006
- Author(s):
- Kendrick Oliver (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Subject(s):
- United States, Religions, History, Evangelicalism--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- American religious history, Evangelical studies, Religious studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6KF8X
- Abstract:
- Established in 1979 by Watergate felon Charles Colson, Prison Fellowship International (PFI) is now one of the largest para-church organizations in world evangelicalism. This article explains PFI's origins with reference to the existence of a transnational evangelical network, the compatibility of PFI's mission with the emergent theme of evangelical social concern, and a general crisis of penology across a number of Western countries. It explores the creative tension between Colson's empire-building instincts and the desire of PFI affiliates to influence the direction of the organization, revealing the transactional manner in which American evangelicals exercised global leadership in the late twentieth century.
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- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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