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Reason to Believe - Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism (Paperback)
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Reason to Believe - Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism (Paperback)
Series: The Anthropology of Christianity, 3
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"David Smilde has given us the most sophisticated and rigorous
ethnography of Evangelicalism in the Americas, north or south. And
he uses that ethnography to generate a persuasive theory of
'cultural agency.' His analysis moves from the particular to the
general, and from the concrete to the abstract, with unusual
facility."--Jeff Goodwin, New York University
"This book masterfully combines ethnographic description with
sophisticated theoretical analysis of the role that religion plays
in the lives of men who are struggling with alcohol, drugs, and
gambling in Venezuela. Based on three years of in-depth
interviewing and observation in Caracas, David Smilde's study
beautifully portrays the dynamics of male culture in a violent city
and describes why some individuals decide to convert to the
Pentecostal faith. Smilde makes a major contribution to our
understanding of human agency, cultural empowerment, and the role
of conservative religion."--Donald E. Miller, author of
"Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New
Millennium"
"This is a significant achievement. Smilde combines fascinating
data with a thorough and compelling reworking of theories of
cultural change and religion. His emphasis on cultural change as
the practice of imaginative rationality opens a valuable path for
understanding what conversion means to those in the middle of the
process. Coming to believe involves more than the disembodied play
of mental abstractions. It arises within daily life and is best
understood within the rich context of cross pressures and desires
for a more healthful and satisfying existence. Smilde reveals not
only that we can convince ourselves to believe, but that we all
doit every day."--Daniel H Levine, author of "Popular Voices in
Latin American Catholicism"
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