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Secure the soul : Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala / Kevin Lewis O'Neill.
De Gruyter University of California Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Neill, Kevin Lewis, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gang prevention--Guatemala--Guatemala.
- Gang prevention.
- Church and social problems--Guatemala--Guatemala.
- Church and social problems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "I'm not perfect," Mateo confessed. "Nobody is. But I try." Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the streets of Guatemala City-amid angry lynch mobs, overcrowded prisons, and paramilitary death squads-millions of dollars empower church missions, faith-based programs, and seemingly secular security projects to prevent gang violence through the practice of Christian piety. With Guatemala increasingly defined by both God and gangs, Secure the Soul details an emerging strategy of geopolitical significance: regional security by way of good Christian living.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Forgiveness
- 1. Insecurities
- Hamsters
- 2. Reality
- Pangs
- 3. A Calling
- Service
- 4. Left Behind
- Captivity
- 5. Forsaken
- Adrift
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Notes on Research
- Notes
- Reference List
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780520278493
- 0520278496
- 9780520960091
- 0520960092
- OCLC:
- 897379003
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