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Garrard-Burnett, Virginia Protestantism in Guatemala: Living in the New Jerusalem
Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Univ of Texas Press 1998 0292728174 / 9780292728172 First Edition Soft Cover New No Jacket
Guatemala has undergone an unprecedented conversion to Protestantism since the 1970s, so that 30 percent of its people now belong to Protestant churces, more than in any other Latin American nation. To illuminate some of the causes of this phenomenon, Virginia Garrard-Burnett here offers the first history in English of Protestantism in Guatemala, focusing specifically on the rise on non-Catholic Christianity in relation to Guatemala's ethnic and political history. The author finds that while Protestant missionaries were early valued for their medical clinics, schools, translation projects, and especially for the counterbalance they provided against Roman Catholicism, Protestantism itself attracted few converts until the 1960s. Since the, however, the militarization of the state, increasing public violence, and the "globalization" of Guatemalan national politics have undermined the traditional ties of kinship, custom, and belief that gave Guatemalans a sense of identity, and many are turning to Protestantism to recreate a sense of order, identity, and belonging. 248 pages including notes, bibliography, and an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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