Homies and Hermanos

Homies and Hermanos
Author: Robert Brenneman
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199753849


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Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.


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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: OUP USA

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