{"product_id":"homies-and-hermanos-god-and-gangs-in-central-america-paperback","title":"Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Brenneman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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 America--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 church. 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 conversation, or a prayer service. An extensively researched and gritty account, \u003cem\u003eHomies and Hermanos\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light\u003cbr\u003eon the nature of youth violence, of religious conversion, and of evangelical churches in Central America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562930671712,"sku":"9780199753901","price":103.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/TGYvQW9XUFVHZWRKYkd6NHYySkd1dz09.webp?v=1770382536","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/homies-and-hermanos-god-and-gangs-in-central-america-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}