City of God: Christian Citizenship in Postwar Guatemala Volume 7

by Kevin Lewis O'Neill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520260635
• ISBN13: 9780520260634
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"