Secure the Soul: Christian Piety and Gang Prevention in Guatemala

by Kevin O’Neill and Kevin Lewis O'Neill

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520278496
• ISBN13: 9780520278493
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"