The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala /
Steigenga, Timothy J., 1965-
The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala / Timothy J. Steigenga. - Lanham : Lexington Books, c2001. - xviii, 201 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
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.
0739101897 (alk. paper)
2001029876
Christianity and politics--Costa Rica.
Pentecostal churches--Costa Rica.
Christianity and politics--Guatemala.
Pentecostal churches--Guatemala.
Costa Rica--Church history.
Guatemala--Church history.
BR 625 .C6 / S84 2001
The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala / Timothy J. Steigenga. - Lanham : Lexington Books, c2001. - xviii, 201 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
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.
0739101897 (alk. paper)
2001029876
Christianity and politics--Costa Rica.
Pentecostal churches--Costa Rica.
Christianity and politics--Guatemala.
Pentecostal churches--Guatemala.
Costa Rica--Church history.
Guatemala--Church history.
BR 625 .C6 / S84 2001