Render Therefore unto Caesar the Things Which Are Caesar's
American Presbyterian Educators and Reza Shah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9979110 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael P Zirinsky (0009-0001-6946-5450, Boise State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 337-356 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210869308701805 |
| OpenAlex | W2062748183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 9 |
When Presbyterian missionaries entered Iran, they did so with the intention of introducing modern, Western civilization to the country. Regarding themselves as “servants of God sent to render service to man,” they favored a future for Iran in education, society, and politics much like what they foresaw for America: a nation that would be Christian, scientific, vigorous, cooperative, and democratic. In the inter-war years, it seems, they sought to achieve this vision by supporting Reza Shah's military dictatorship. This seeming pro-Pahlavism can be explained, in part, by Jesus‘ exhortation to “render ... unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things which are God's” (Matt. 22:21). Serving but one God—that of Abraham, Isaac, Moses, and Jesus—the missionaries had to contend with two “caesars.” While they were patriotic Americans, loyal to the United States, they lived and worked in Iran, and therefore served at the pleasure of the Iranian government
Civilization · Democracy · Dictatorship · Government (linguistics · Pleasure · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
The Press and Public Diplomacy in Iran, 1820–1940
Iranian Conditions
Nursing (Inter)nationalism in Iran, 1916–1947
Origins of Iran’s Modern Girls’ Schools
Modern Education in Iran during the Qajar and Pahlavi Periods
Importing “Beauty Culture” Into Iran in the 1920s and 1930s
Propaganda and Remembrance
Educational Development in Iran
The American College of Tehran, 1929–32
Protestant Medical Missions in Iran
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2024 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |