Is God an American? An Anthropological Perspective on the Missionary Work of the Summer Institute of Linguistics

Description

Is God an American? presents a critical anthropological perspective on the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), also known as Wycliffe Bible Translators, and their missionary activities among indigenous peoples in Latin America. Edited by Søren Hvalkof and Peter Aaby, the volume features case studies from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Mexico. These studies examine the socio-cultural, economic, and political impacts of evangelical missions, often highlighting tensions between missionary objectives and the rights and autonomy of indigenous groups. Themes of ethnocide, cultural imperialism, and the role of missions in state expansion are explored through detailed fieldwork and analytical critique. We're including the book in our library with permission from Survival International.

Table of contents 15 entries

Introducing God in the Devil's Paradise Søren Hvalkof — Author; Peter Aaby — Author 9
Appendix: Summary of Summer Institute/Wycliffe Operations, Advances and Reverses 17
Words Can Be Used In So Many Ways David Stoll — Author 23
Fulfilling the Mission: North American Evangelism in Ecuador Scott S. Robinson — Author 41
The Jesuits and the SIL: External Policies for Ecuador's Tucanoans through Three Centuries William T. Vickers — Author 51
Higher Power: Wycliffe's Colombian Advance David Stoll — Author 63
God Is an American Bernard Arcand — Author 77
Missionaries and Frontiersmen as Agents of Social Change among the Rikbaktsa Jesco von Puttkamer — Author 85
Go Forth to Every Part of the World: The Bolivian Instance Louis A. Perez Jr. — Author 109
The Summer Institute of Linguistics: Ethnocide Disguised as a Blessing Richard Chase Smith — Author 121
SIL and a "New-Found Tribe": The Amarakaeri Experience Thomas R. Moore — Author 133
Encounter in Peru André-Marcel d'Ans — Author 145
Evangelization and Political Control: The SIL in Mexico Robert Wasserstrom — Author 163
"No Tobacco, No Hallelujah" Søren Hvalkof — Author; Peter Aaby — Author 173
Index 188