{"product_id":"secure-the-soul-kevin-lewis-oneill-9780520278486","title":"Secure the Soul: Christian Piety and Gang Prevention in Guatemala","description":"\"I'm not perfect,\" Mateo confessed. \"Nobody is. But I try.\" \u003ci\u003eSecure the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eSecure the Soul \u003c\/i\u003edetails an emerging strategy of geopolitical significance: regional security by way of good Christian living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Lewis O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520278488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520278486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w 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\/2015 pg. 25","brand":"Kevin Lewis O'Neill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065000472831,"sku":"9780520278486","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fb51066-5fad-41d2-af79-05e8bb3899de.jpg?v=1768672474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secure-the-soul-kevin-lewis-oneill-9780520278486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}