Souls in transition : the religious and spiritual lives of emerging adults / Christian Smith ; with Patricia Snell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Christian, 1960-

Contributor:

Snell, Patricia, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adults--Religious life--United States.

Young adults.

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 355 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

This title contains a cultural analysis of emerging adult religion, based on interviews, trying to describe and understand the contours, textures, and complexities of the cultural categories, narratives, discourses, attitudes, and norms of young adult faith and religious and spiritual practice.

Contents:

Introduction

Brad, June, and Amanda

The cultural worlds of emerging adults

Emerging adult religion in life course and historical perspective

Religious affiliations, practices, beliefs, experiences, and more

The cultural structures of emerging adult religion

Six major religious types

Soul searching teenagers 5 years later

Religious trajectories from the teenage years

Religious faith and emerging adult life outcomes

Making some sense of it all.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-32834-4

0-19-970749-9

9786612328343

OCLC:

463310073