Anthropology of Christianity

Christian Citizenship in Postwar Guatemala

By: Kevin Lewis O'Neill

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Paperback | 22 December 2009 | Edition Number 1

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"A significant study of religion and power by a probing and caring anthropologist. Full of surprising insights, City of God is a must-read for anyone concerned with the possibilities and limits of political theology in a volatile 21st century."--João Biehl, author of Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment

"City of God is a rich and gracefully written ethnography of Pentecostal Christians in today's Guatemala which shows how a disciplined self, constituted in daily devotional activities, is believed to be pertinent not only for individual well-being but the soul of the nation. With its concept of 'Christian citizenship,' it is also a significant theoretical contribution to the anthropology of religion. The book deserves to be read widely by students of anthropology, Central America, Christianity and religion more generally."--Steve Caton, author of Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation

"A groundbreaking ethnography of Christian citizenship and subject formation in the neo-liberal era. O'Neill focuses on what evangelical Christians in Guatemala City actually do, by way of a close study of Church ceremonies, cell group meetings, interviews, direct daily observation and close readings of the voluminous mass-media products. The result is a thoroughly innovative study of the way in which social circumstance and politics are internalized. We will be feeling the aftershocks of the movement that is so sensitively studied in this book for years to come."--Claudio Lomnitz, author of Death and the Idea of Mexico

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"Provides a rich perspective on the diversity of Christian conceptualizations of citizenship." Missiology "O'Neill has a fine eye for urban Guatemalan existence." -- David Stoll The Americas "City of God [is] an important contribution that is provocative, engaging, and challenging all at once." -- Anthony Shenoda American Ethnologist

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
preface	p. XIII
City of God: An Introduction	p. 1
Shouldering the Weight: The Promise of Citizenship	p. 31
Policing the Soul: The Cellular Construction of Christian Citizenship	p. 60
Onward, Christian Soldier: Solitary Responsibility and Spiritual Warfare	p. 87
The Founding Fathers: The Problem of Fatherhood and the Generational Imagination	p. 115
Hands of Love: Christian Charity and the Place of the Indigenous	p. 143
Cities of God: International Theologies of Citizenship	p. 170
Disappointment: A Conclusion	p. 199
Notes	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 271
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