Steigenga, Timothy J.,  1965- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0739101897 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001029876 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and politics--Costa Rica.<br/>Pentecostal churches--Costa Rica.<br/>Christianity and politics--Guatemala.<br/>Pentecostal churches--Guatemala.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Costa Rica--Church history.<br/>Guatemala--Church history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR 625 .C6  / S84 2001