American religions and the family : how faith traditions cope with modernization and democracy / edited by Don S. Browning and David A. Clairmont.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Browning, Don S.

Clairmont, David A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Religious life.

Families.

Religion and culture--United States.

Religion and culture.

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Religions respond to capitalism, democracy, industrialization, feminism, individualism, and the phenomenon of globalization in a variety of ways. Some religions conform to these challenges, if not capitulate to them; some critique or resist them, and some work to transform the modern societies they inhabit.In this unique collection of critical essays, scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American thought explore the tension between modernization and the family, sexuality, and marriage traditions of major religions in America. Contributors examine how various belief systems have confronted changing attitudes regarding the meaning and purpose of sex, the definition of marriage, the responsibility of fathers, and the status of children. They also discuss how family law in America is beginning to acknowledge certain religious traditions and how comparative religious ethics can explain and evaluate diverse family customs.Studies concerning the impact of religious thought and behavior on American society have never been more timely or important. Recent global events cannot be fully understood without comprehending how belief systems function and the many ways they can be employed to the benefit and detriment of societies. Responding to this critical need, American Religions and the Family presents a comprehensive portrait of religious cultures in America and offers secular society a pathway for appreciating religious tradition.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Part I. American religions: the question of modernization and family life

1. Introduction / Clairmont, David A. / Browning, Don S.

2. Immigrant American Religions and the Family / Numrich, Paul D.

Part II. Family Traditions in the American Religions

3. The Cultural Contradictions of Mainline Family Ideology and Practice / Wilcox, W. Bradford / Williamson, Elizabeth

4. Evangelicals, Family, and Modernity / Bendroth, Margaret

5. Native American Families and Religion / Bucko, Raymond A .

6. Marriage, Family, and the Modern Catholic Mind / Rubio, Julie Hanlon

7. Generative Approaches to Modernity, Discrimination, and Black Families / Franklin, Robert M.

8. Latter-day Saint Marriage and Family Life in Modern America / Dollahite, David C.

9. What Is a Jewish Family? The Radicalization of Rabbinic Discourse / Wertheimer, Jack

10. Confucian "Familism" in America / Meyer, Jeffrey F .

11. Family Life and Spiritual Kinship in American Buddhist Communities / Prebish, Charles S .

12. Hindu Family in America / Williams, Raymond Brady

13. Islam and the Family in North America / Smith, Jane I .

Part III. Public Frontiers for American Religions and the Family

14. Religion and Modernity in American Family Law / Teitelbaum, Lee E .

15. Comparative Religion, Ethics, and American Family Life: Concluding Questions and Future Directions / Clairmont, David A .

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613008886

9781283008884

1283008882

9780231510820

0231510829

OCLC:

819606048