Families and faith : how religion is passed down across generations

Families and faith : how religion is passed down across generations / Vern L. Bengtson, with Norella Putney and Susan C. Harris.

Few things are more likely to cause heartache for devout parents than seeing their child leave the faith. And it seems, from media portrayals, that this is happening more and more frequently. But is religious change between generations common? How does religion get passed down from one generation to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bengtson, Vern L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Christian education of children.
Intergenerational communication > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Intergenerational relations > Religious aspects > Christianity.
RELIGION > Christian Life > General.
Intergenerational communication > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christian education of children
Intergenerational relations > Religious aspects > Christianity
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Families, religion, and a century of change. Families of faith: challenges to continuity
  • Religion and spirituality across generations
  • Has family influence declined?
  • Part 2. Family patterns and religious momentum across generations. The importance of warmth: parental piety and the distant dad
  • The unexpected importance of grandparents (and great-grandparents)
  • How interfaith marriage and divorce affect continuity
  • Part 3. Will they leave, or will they stay? Interruptions in religious continuity: rebels, zealots, and prodigals
  • The "nones": families of nonreligious youth
  • The power of community: families of Mormons, Jews, and evangelicals
  • Conclusion : what we have learned and how it might be useful.

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