Choosing our religion : the spiritual lives of America's Nones / Elizabeth Drescher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drescher, Elizabeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual biography--United States--History and criticism.

Spiritual biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The growth of the so-called Nones - people unaffiliated with religious institutions - has captivated religious and political leaders concerned with the implications of a 'decline of religion' in the United States. But most Nones are not non-believers, most were raised in religious households, and many have robust spiritual lives that intertwine with the lives of the religiously affiliated. 'Choosing Our Religion' explores the spiritual lives of Nones based on more than 100 intensive interviews across the United States and a survey of more than 1000 religiously affiliated and unaffiliated Americans.

Contents:

An American pilgrimage

Nones beyond the numbers

Becoming None: religiously manufactured spiritual self-invention

Companions on the journey: resources for re-mediating religious affiliation

Being None: family, friends, Fido & food

Praying between the lines: prayer practices among the unaffiliated

Good Samaritan Nones: religious echoes and a cosmopolitan ethics of care

The kids are alright: raising unaffiliated children

The None-ing of American religion & spirituality

Methodology

Characteristics of choosing our religion interview subjects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-934124-9

0-19-026333-4

0-19-934123-0