An exploration of how ordinary U.S. Christians create global connections through the multibillion-dollar child sponsorship industryChild sponsorship emerged from nineteenth-century Protestant missions to become one of today's most profitable private fund-raising tools in organizations including World Vision, Compassion International, and ChildF "[Christian Globalism] reads like a smooth conversation between friends that simultaneously unearths complex relational, identity, and power dynamics. . . . With creative complexity, Kaell constructs her study of child sponsorship as it relates to relevant history, identifiable themes, and contemporary trends, and offers insightful cues for a variety of academic disciplines and everyday readers.—Allison Kach, American Religion"