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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Inside out and bottoms up...
A new evangelical voice is emerging that is describing social transformation through a culture-and-development paradigm that emphasizes primarily (although not exclusively) a personal dimension. Through her research in Guatemala, Dr. Amy Sherman has demonstrated that transformation is an inside-out, bottom-up phenomenon. Sherman argues that the societal...
Published on August 20, 2004 by Meg D
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A crumby piece of unabashedly propaghandistic clabtrap
Sherman is so ideocentric and intellectually spineless that it I can't get over the fact that this wasn't written over a hundred years ago.
Published on March 14, 2006 by Luther T. Scruggs
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Inside out and bottoms up...,
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This review is from: The Soul of Development: Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Guatemala (Religion in America Life) (Hardcover)
A new evangelical voice is emerging that is describing social transformation through a culture-and-development paradigm that emphasizes primarily (although not exclusively) a personal dimension.Through her research in Guatemala, Dr. Amy Sherman has demonstrated that transformation is an inside-out, bottom-up phenomenon. Sherman argues that the societal transformation in Guatemala has proceeded from the large number of conversions from Christo-paganism to orthodox Christianity. An orthodox Christian worldview, Sherman explains, has been a catalyst for social transformation because it recognizes the value of the individual to make choices (toward sobriety, marital fidelity, and thrift) and reap the socioeconomic benefits. In this unique country where evangelicals are an estimated 25% of the population, the actions of a significant amount of people making personal life changes has been felt at a societal level. Even secular critics note that evangelicalism, with its strong orientation toward the individual, has been positively correlated with to economic improvement, rising levels of education, and democracy. Highly recommended.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A crumby piece of unabashedly propaghandistic clabtrap,
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This review is from: The Soul of Development: Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Guatemala (Religion in America Life) (Hardcover)
Sherman is so ideocentric and intellectually spineless that it I can't get over the fact that this wasn't written over a hundred years ago.
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The Soul of Development: Biblical Christianity and Economic Transformation in Guatemala (Religion in America Life) by Amy L. Sherman (Hardcover - May 1, 1997)
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