The soul of development : biblical Christianity and economic transformation in Guatemala / Amy L. Sherman.
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TextSeries: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 214 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0585220956
- 9780585220956
- 1602561362
- 9781602561366
- 9786610452873
- 6610452873
- Protestant churches -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
- Evangelicalism -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
- Economic development -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Guatemala -- Church history -- 20th century
- Guatemala -- Economic policy
- Guatemala -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
- Églises protestantes -- Guatemala -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Évangélisme -- Guatemala -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- Economic development -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Economic history
- Economic policy
- Evangelicalism
- Protestant churches
- Guatemala
- Protestantismus
- Sozioökonomischer Wandel
- Guatemala
- Evangelischen
- Arbeidsethos
- Economische ontwikkeling
- Guatemala (land)
- Since 1900
- Geschichte 1976-1997
- 305.6/04407281 20
- BX4834.G9 .S54 1997eb
- 15.85
- QG 630
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index.
Print version record.
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.
This text examines the influence of religion and culture on a society's (or an individual's) economic prospects, in reference to the "explosion" of Protestantism in Latin America. It offers evidence that, in Guatemala and throughout the region, religious world-views influence economic life.
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