The Politics of the Spirit - The Political Implications of Pentecostalized Religion in Costa Rica and Guatemala

The Politics of the Spirit is a masterful study of the political effects of evangelical Protestantism in Central America. Timothy Steigenga's thoughtfully crafted work questions whether the spread of Protestantism in Latin America has reinforced authoritarian elements in political culture or deepened nascent democracy. Steigenga provides a thorough review of the literature on religion and politics in Latin America, putting many of the hypotheses generated in this literature to the test through an analysis of comparative survey data and qualitative interviews.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface: The Significance of Religion in Political Life Chapter 2 Introduction: Invasion of the Sects or Heralds of the New Reformation? Protestants and Politics in Latin America Chapter 3 Catholics and Protestants in Central America: Understanding Context and Explaining Evangelical Growth Chapter 4 The Politics of Religious Affiliation: Testing a Model Chapter 5 Guatemala: From Missionaries to Presidents in Central America's Most Protestant Nation. Chapter 6 Costa Rica: Religion and Politics in a Context of Democratic Reform Chapter 7 The Religious Politics of Gender: Orthodoxy, Patriarchy and Machismo. Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Politics of the Spirit: The Political Implications of Pentecostalized Religion

About the author

Timothy J. Steigenga is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy J. Steigenga, Steigenga Timothy J.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2002
• EAN: 9780739104460
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0446-0
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 227 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, REFERENCE / General, LAW / Comparative, Politics & government, Politics and government, comparative law, Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects