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Children and Childhood in American Religions / ed. by Don S. Browning, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Rutgers Series in Childhood StudiesPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780813544809
  • 9780813546957
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200.83/0973 22
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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