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100	1		_aO'Neill, Kevin Lewis.
245	1	0	_aSecure the Soul : _bChristian Piety and Gang Prevention in Guatemala.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015.
300			_a1 online resource (334 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
520			_a"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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aGang prevention-Guatemala-Guatemala.
650		0	_aChurch and social problems-Guatemala-Guatemala.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aO'Neill, Kevin Lewis _tSecure the Soul _dBerkeley : University of California Press,c2015 _z9780520278486
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1711060 _zClick to View
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