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The book brings together twelve original essays that document and explore competing explanations for how and why conversion has occurred.

The Politics of the Spirit is a masterful study of the political effects of evangelical Protestantism in Central America. Timothy Steigenga's thoughtfully crafted work questions whether the spread of Protestantism in Latin America has reinforced authoritarian elements in political culture or deepened nascent democracy. Steigenga provides a thorough review of the literature on religion and politics in Latin America, putting many of the hypotheses generated in this literature to the test through an analysis of comparative survey data and qualitative interviews. Steigenga investigates the impact...

This work questions whether the spread of Protestantism in Latin America had reinforced an authoritarian political culture or deepened nascent democracy. Crude conspiracy theories about the spectre of conservative corporatist Protestantism and the triumphalist vision of a Protestant reformation as the harbinger of democracy are laid to rest by this balanced critique of the literature of religion and politics in Latin America. The author investigates the impact religious affiliation has on political activity and belief, and the power of non-denominational religious beliefs on Latin American...

Across the United States, the issue of immigration has generated rancorous debate and divided communities. Many states and municipalities have passed restrictive legislation that erodes any sense of community. Against the Tide tells the story of Jupiter, Florida, a coastal town of approximately 50,000 that has taken a different path. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Jupiter was in the throes of immigration debates. A decade earlier, this small town had experienced an influx of migrants from Mexico and Guatemala. Immigrants seeking work gathered daily on one of the city's main...