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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bengtson, Vern L., author.

Putney, Norella M., author.

Harris, Susan C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian education of children.

Intergenerational communication--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Intergenerational communication.

Intergenerational relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Intergenerational relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages) ; illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Families and Faith, Vern Bengtson examines how religion is--or is not--passed down from one generation to the next. Armed with unprecedented data collected over more than four decades from more than 2400 individuals, Bengtson offers remarkable insight into American religion over the course of several decades.

Contents:

PART ONE: Families, religion, and a century of change

1. Families of faith: Challenges to continuity

2. Religion and spirituality across generations

3. Has family influence declined?

PART TWO: Family patterns and religious momentum across generations

4. The importance of warmth: Parental piety and the distant dad

5. The unexpected importance of grandparents (and great-grandparents)

6. How interfaith marriage and divorce affect continuity

PART THREE: Will they leave, or will they stay?

7. Interruptions in religious continuity: Rebels, zealots, and prodigals

8. The "nones": Families of nonreligious youth

9. The power of community: Families of Mormons, Jews, and Evangelicals

10. Conclusion: What we have learned and how it might be useful

Appendix: Research methods and procedures of the study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780199948666

9780190675158

9780199948659

0-19-934368-3

0-19-067515-2

1-299-84829-X

0199948666

OCLC:

858281856