Title Jesus and the gang : youth violence and Christianity in urban Honduras / Jon Wolseth

Published Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 156 pages) : illustrations Contents Youth and the politics of violence in Honduras : the murder of El Títere -- Contesting neighborhood space in Colonia Belén -- Thick as blood : street ties, gang tattoos, and graffiti -- The making of community and the work of faith -- Finding sanctuary : youth violence and Pentecostalism -- Conclusion : taking on violence Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Youth and violence -- Honduras -- Case studies Gangs -- Honduras -- Case studies Youth -- Religious life -- Honduras -- Case studies Church and social problems -- Honduras -- Case studies SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Church and social problems Gangs Youth and violence Youth -- Religious life Honduras Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book LC no. 2010033682 ISBN 9780816501243 0816501246

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