The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Steigenga, Timothy J., 1965-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2001]
Subjects:	Christianity and politics > Costa Rica. Pentecostal churches > Costa Rica. Costa Rica > Church history. Christianity and politics > Guatemala. Pentecostal churches > Guatemala. Guatemala > Church history.

Table of Contents:

Preface: The significance of religion in political life
Introduction: Invasion of the sects or heralds of the new Reformation? Protestants and politics in Latin America
Catholics and Protestants in Central America: understanding context and explaining evangelical growth
Conversion, prosperity, and the Pentecostalization of religion in Central America
The politics of religious affiliation: testing a model
Guatemala: From missionaries to presidents in Central America's most Protestant nation
Costa Rica: religion and politics in a context of democratic reform
The religious politics of gender: orthodoxy, patriarchy and machismo
Conclusion: The politics of the spirit: the political implications of Pentecostalized religion.