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In the waning years of Latin America's longest and bloodiest civil war, the rise of an unlikely duo is transforming Colombia: Christianity and access to credit. In her exciting new book, Rebecca C....
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In the waning years of Latin America's longest and bloodiest civil war, the rise of an unlikely duo is transforming Colombia: Christianity and access to credit. In her exciting new book, Rebecca C. Bartel details how surging evangelical conversions and widespread access to credit cards, microfinance programs, and mortgages are changing how millions of Colombians envision a more prosperous future. Yet programs of financialization propel new modes of violence. As prosperity becomes conflated with peace, and debt with devotion, survival only becomes possible through credit and its accompanying forms of indebtedness. A new future is on the horizon, but it will come at a price.
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Price: $29.95
Pages: 312
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 24 May 2021
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520380028
Format: Paperback
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"More work of this kind is needed since many Christians embrace technological advancement without essential precautionary awareness of their potential sociocultural and theological impact."
Rebecca C. Bartel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Associate Director for the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface

Introduction: Aspirational Faith
1. Credit 
2. The Soul
3. Deregulating Christianity
4. Inclusion
5. Multiplication
6. Becoming 
Conclusion: Necrofinance

Notes 
Bibliography
Index