The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala - Steigenga, Timothy J., 1965- (Lanham : Lexington Books, 2001)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
Keywords: Christianity and politics -- Costa Rica; Pentecostal churches -- Costa Rica; Christianity and politics -- Guatemala; Pentecostal churches -- Guatemala; Costa Rica -- Church history; Guatemala -- Church history