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How American Christian media promoted charity abroad

  • Written by Heather D. Curtis, Associate Professor of Religion, Tufts University
An illustration from the Christian Herald showing famine-hit people in India.Courtesy of the Christian Herald Association, New York

Many religions urge their adherents to be charitable toward those in need.

Jesus directed his followers to sell their possessions and give alms to the poor. The Hebrew Bible instructed the Jews to provide generously...

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