Got religion? : how churches, mosques, and synagogues can bring young people back / Naomi Schaefer Riley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riley, Naomi Schaefer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interfaith families--United States.

Interfaith families.

Interfaith marriage--United States.

Interfaith marriage.

Religion--United States.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : Templeton Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why are young people dropping out of religious institutions? Can anything be done to reverse the trend? In Got Religion?, Naomi Schaefer Riley examines the reasons for the defection, why we should care, and how some communities are successfully addressing the problem.The traditional markers of growing up are getting married and becoming financially independent. But young adults are delaying these milestones, sometimes for a full decade longer thantheir parents and grandparents. This new phase of "emerging adulthood" is diminishing the involvement of young people in reli

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Location, Location, Location; How the "Theology of Place" Is Plugging Young Adults Back into Their Communities and Their Churches; 2. The All-AmericanMosque; How Shedding Immigrant Ways Can Reshape Islam in the United States; 3. Joining the Service; How the Catholic Church Is Training a New Generation of Laypeople to Be Spiritual Leaders; 4. What's NEXT?; Channeling the Enthusiasm of Birthright Israel into a Permanent Jewish Commitment; 5. A Ward of Their Own; How the Mormon Church Is Turning Twenty-Somethings into Community Leaders

6. When No One Needs Church Anymore,How Do You Make Them Want It?The Relevance of the Black Church in the Twenty-First Century; 7. The End of Sheep Stealing; How Churches Can Collaborate to Bring Twenty-Somethings Back into the Fold; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9781599474632

1599474638

OCLC:

879948664