Culture, agency, and religion in social movements -- The origins of Central America's civil wars -- Leadership and the formation of solidarity -- Biography and recruitment receptivity -- Martyr stories -- Making politics personal -- Rituals and emotional rejuvenation -- Agency and transnational movements
Summary
Many U.S. Christians were profoundly moved by the liberation struggles in Central America in the 1980s. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 50 activists in eight separate solidarity organizations around the country, Nepstad offers an analysis of the experiences of religious leaders and church members in the solidarity movement