City of God : Christian citizenship in postwar Guatemala / Kevin Lewis O'Neill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Kevin Lewis, 1977-

Series:

Anthropology of Christianity ; 7.

The anthropology of Christianity ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelistic work--Guatemala--Guatemala.

Evangelistic work.

Evangelistic work--Pentecostal churches.

Pentecostal churches--Missions--Guatemala--Guatemala.

Pentecostal churches.

Christianity and politics--Guatemala--Guatemala.

Christianity and politics.

Guatemala (Guatemala)--Religion.

Guatemala (Guatemala).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Guatemala City today, Christianity isn't just a belief system--it is a counterinsurgency. Amidst postwar efforts at democratization, multinational mega-churches have conquered street corners and kitchen tables, guiding the faithful to build a sanctified city brick by brick. Drawing on rich interviews and extensive fieldwork, Kevin Lewis O'Neill tracks the culture and politics of one such church, looking at how neo-Pentecostal Christian practices have become acts of citizenship in a new, politically relevant era for Protestantism. Focusing on everyday practices--praying for Guatemala, speaking in tongues for the soul of the nation, organizing prayer campaigns to combat unprecedented levels of crime--O'Neill finds that Christian citizenship has re-politicized the faithful as they struggle to understand what it means to be a believer in a desperately violent Central American city. Innovative, imaginative, conceptually rich, City of God reaches across disciplinary borders as it illuminates the highly charged, evolving relationship between religion, democracy, and the state in Latin America.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

City Of God: An Introduction

I. Shouldering The Weight The Promise Of Citizenship

II. Policing The Soul: The Cellular Construction Of Christian Citizenship

III. Onward, Christian Soldier: Solitary Responsibility And Spiritual Warfare

IV. The Founding Fathers: The Problem Of Fatherhood And The Generational Imagination

V Hands Of Love: Christian Charity And The Place Of The Indigenous

VI. Cities Of God: International Theologies Of Citizenship

Disappointment: A Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612360053

9781282360051

1282360051

9780520945135

0520945131

OCLC:

773564886