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The soul of development : Biblical Christianity and economic transformation in Guatemala / Amy L. Sherman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, Amy L., 1965- author.
- Series:
- Religion in America series.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Religion in America series
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Protestant churches--Guatemala--History--20th century.
- Protestant churches.
- Evangelicalism--Guatemala--History--20th century.
- Evangelicalism.
- Economic development--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Economic development.
- Guatemala--Church history--20th century.
- Guatemala.
- Guatemala--Economic policy.
- Guatemala--Economic conditions--1945-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sharman argues that Latin America's Protestant revival is likely to help the prospects for the region's economic growth and democratic development, explaining how conversion to a Biblical worldview has improved the welfare of Guatemala's poor.
- Contents:
- Contents; Glossary; Introduction; PART I: Setting the Context; PART II: Orthodoxy and Economic Transformation; PART III: Orthodoxy and Democratic Capitalism; CONCLUSION: A Third Reformation?; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-774162-2
- 1-280-45287-0
- 0-19-535548-2
- 1-60256-136-2
- OCLC:
- 191038259
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