04006nam 2200997 450 991081022570332120230126211113.00-520-27849-60-520-96009-210.1525/9780520960091(CKB)2670000000578348(EBL)1711060(SSID)ssj0001381920(PQKBManifestationID)12540097(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381920(PQKBWorkID)11437891(PQKB)10306335(MiAaPQ)EBC1711060(DE-B1597)519109(OCoLC)897379003(DE-B1597)9780520960091(Au-PeEL)EBL1711060(CaPaEBR)ebr10993808(CaONFJC)MIL665396(EXLCZ)99267000000057834820141219h20152015 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrSecure the soul Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala /Kevin Lewis O'NeillOakland, California :University of California Press,2015.©20151 online resource (301 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27848-8 1-322-34114-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --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"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.Gang preventionGuatemalaGuatemalaChurch and social problemsGuatemalaGuatemalaanthropology.born again.central america.central american security.christian piety.christianity.church missions.crime.criminology.death squads.ethnographic research.ex gang member.faith based programs.gang prevention programs.gang violence.gangs.geopolitical.god and religion.good christian living.governmentality.guatemala.incarceration.life and death.lynch mobs.overcrowded prisons.redemption.regional security.religion.religious influences.secular security projects.social suffering.spiritual.Gang preventionChurch and social problems364.4O'Neill Kevin Lewis1977-1680674MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810225703321Secure the soul4049528UNINA