TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartkowski,John P.
AU  - Bendroth,Margaret
AU  - Bendroth,Margaret Lamberts
AU  - Beste,Jennifer
AU  - Browning,Don S.
AU  - Bucko,Raymond
AU  - Buss,Emily
AU  - Cloud,Roger Iron
AU  - Dollahite,David
AU  - Dollahite,David C.
AU  - Dorff,Elliot
AU  - Dorff,Elliot N.
AU  - Ellison,Christopher G
AU  - Ellison,Christopher G.
AU  - Gilkes,Cheryl
AU  - Gilkes,Cheryl Townsend
AU  - Gross,Rita
AU  - Gross,Rita M.
AU  - Ironcloud,Roger
AU  - Meyer,Jeffrey
AU  - Miller-McLemore,Bonnie J.
AU  - Miller-Mclemore,Bonnie J.
AU  - Numrich,Paul D
AU  - Numrich,Paul D.
AU  - Smith,Jane
AU  - Smith,Jane I.
AU  - Williams,Raymond
AU  - Williams,Raymond Brady
TI  - Children and Childhood in American Religions
T2  - Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
SN  - 9780813544809
U1  - 200.83/0973 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - New Brunswick, NJ : 
PB  - Rutgers University Press, 
KW  - Children
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; Introduction --; 1. Mainline Protestants and Children --; 2. Conservative Protestants on Children and Parenting --; 3. The Status of Children within the Roman Catholic Church --; 4. Judaism and Children in the United States --; 5. The Black Church and Children --; 6. Latter-day Saint Children and Youth in America --; 7. Native American Children and Religion --; 8. Children in American Islam --; 9. Hindu Children in the United States --; 10. Buddhism and Children in North America --; 11. Asian American Confucianism and Children --; 12. Immigrant Parochial Schools --; 13. The Law’s Infl uence over Children’s Religious Development --; CONTRIBUTORS --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - Whether First Communion or bar mitzvah, religious traditions play a central role in the lives of many American children. In this collection of essays, leading scholars reveal for the first time how various religions interpret, reconstruct, and mediate their traditions to help guide children and their parents in navigating the opportunities and challenges of American life. The book examines ten religions, among other topics: How the Catholic Church confronts the tension between its teachings about children and actual practic The Oglala Lakota's struggle to preserve their spiritual tradition The impact of modernity on Hinduism Only by discussing the unique challenges faced by all religions, and their followers, can we take the first step toward a greater understanding for all of us
UR  - https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813546957
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813546957
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780813546957/original
ER  -