Introduction: JJ's second marriage -- From Pandilla to Mara -- Christian, not Catholic -- Turning shame into violence -- Dodging the morgue rule -- ¡A-dios, homies! -- Samaritans and crusaders
Summary
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 - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it
