{"product_id":"homies-and-hermanos-robert-brenneman-9780199753901","title":"Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America","description":"Why would a gun-wielding, tattoo-bearing \"homie\" trade in \u003cem\u003ela vida loca\u003c\/em\u003e for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical \u003cem\u003ehermano\u003c\/em\u003e (brother in Christ)? To answer this question, Robert Brenneman interviewed sixty-three former gang members from the \"Northern Triangle\" of Central America--Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras--most of whom left their gang for evangelicalism. Unlike in the United States, membership in a Central American gang is \u003cem\u003ehasta la morgue\u003c\/em\u003e. But the most common exception to the \"morgue rule\" is that of conversion or regular participation in an evangelical church. Do gang members who weary of their dangerous lifestyle simply make a rational choice to opt for evangelical religion? Brenneman finds this is only partly the case, for many others report emotional conversions that came unexpectedly, when they found themselves overwhelmed by a sermon, a conversation, or a prayer service. An extensively researched and gritty account, \u003cem\u003eHomies and Hermanos\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on the nature of youth violence, of religious conversion, and of evangelical churches in Central America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Brenneman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199753903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199753901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2012 pg. 31","brand":"Robert Brenneman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119446356223,"sku":"9780199753901","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_866d4894-d39f-4520-8e55-9541c2a5c04b.jpg?v=1687409396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homies-and-hermanos-robert-brenneman-9780199753901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}