Secure the soul : Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala / Kevin Lewis O'Neill.

By:

O'Neill, Kevin Lewis, 1977- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520960091
0520960092

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Secure the soulDDC classification:

364.4 23

LOC classification:

HV6439.G92 G923 2015eb

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Contents:

Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of 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.

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Summary: "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"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"--Provided by publisher.