Beloved Strangers : Interfaith Families in Nineteenth-Century America / Anne C. Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Anne C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Familie.

Gemengd huwelijk.

Interfaith families.

Interfaith marriage.

Joden.

Konfession.

Mischehe.

Protestanten.

Religiöse Erziehung.

Rooms-katholieken.

Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie.

Interfaith families--United States--History--19th century.

Interfaith marriage--United States--History--19th century.

RELIGION / General.

RELIGION / History.

Local Subjects:

Interfaith families--United States--History--19th century.

Interfaith marriage--United States--History--19th century.

RELIGION / General.

RELIGION / History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interfaith marriage is a visible and often controversial part of American life--and one with a significant history. This is the first historical study of religious diversity in the home. Anne Rose draws a vivid picture of interfaith marriages over the century before World War I, their problems and their social consequences. She shows how mixed-faith families became agents of change in a culture moving toward pluralism. Following them over several generations, Rose tracks the experiences of twenty-six interfaith families who recorded their thoughts and feelings in letters, journals, and memoirs. She examines the decisions husbands and wives made about religious commitment, their relationships with the extended families on both sides, and their convictions. These couples--who came from strong Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish backgrounds--did not turn away from religion but made personalized adjustments in religious observance. Increasingly, the author notes, women took charge of religion in the home. Rose's family-centered look at private religious decisions and practice gives new insight on American society in a period when it was becoming more open, more diverse, and less community-bound.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

INTRODUCTION: In Search of Ancestors

CHAPTER ONE. Children of the Religious Enlightenment

CHAPTER TWO. Conversations about Interfaith Marriage

CHAPTER THREE. The Strange Intimacy of Piety and Politics

CHAPTER FOUR. The Uncertain Limits of Liberalism

CHAPTER FIVE. Fitting Religion into Complicated Lives

EPILOGUE: The Discovery of Interfaith Marriage

Appendix

Abbreviations Used in the Notes

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-42310-0

OCLC:

1024023725