{"product_id":"homies-and-hermanos-god-and-gangs-in-central-america-9780199753901","title":"Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America","description":"Why would a gun-wielding, tattoo-bearing homie trade in \u003cem\u003ela vida loca\u003c\/em\u003e for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical \u003cem\u003ehermano\u003c\/em\u003e (brother in Christ)? To answer this question, Robert Brenneman interviewed sixty-three former gang members from the Northern Triangle of Central\u003cbr\u003eAmerica--Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras--most of whom left their gang for evangelicalism. Unlike in the United States, membership in a Central American gang is \u003cem\u003ehasta la morgue\u003c\/em\u003e. But the most common exception to the morgue rule is that of conversion or regular participation in an evangelical\u003cbr\u003echurch. Do gang members who weary of their dangerous lifestyle simply make a rational choice to opt for evangelical religion? Brenneman finds this is only partly the case, for many others report emotional conversions that came unexpectedly, when they found themselves overwhelmed by a sermon, a\u003cbr\u003econversation, or a prayer service. An extensively researched and gritty account, \u003cem\u003eHomies and Hermanos\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on the nature of youth violence, of religious conversion, and of evangelical churches in Central America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Brenneman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199753901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2012 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Brenneman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Sociology at St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eFaith and the Foreigner\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39937648590963,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0369017d-bcca-4194-8d84-844f156d8368.jpg?v=1647994913","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/homies-and-hermanos-god-and-gangs-in-central-america-9780199753901","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}