Children and childhood in American religions / edited by Don S. Browning and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore.
Material type: TextSeries: Rutgers series in childhood studiesPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, �2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 233 pages)Content type:- text
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Mainline Protestants and children / Margaret Bendroth -- Conservative Protestants on children and parenting / John P. Bartkowski and Christopher G. Ellison -- The status of children within the Roman Catholic Church / Jennifer Beste -- Judaism and children in the United States / Elliot N. Dorff -- The Black church and children / Cheryl Townsend Gilkes -- Later-day Saint children and youth in America / David C. Dollahite -- Native American children and religion / Roger Iron Cloud and Raymond Bucko -- Children in American Islam / Jane I Smith -- Hindu children in the United States / Raymond Brady Williams -- Buddhism and children in North American / Rita M. Gross -- Asian American Confucianism and children / Jeffrey Meyer -- Immigrant parochial schools: religion, morality, citizenship / Paul D. Numrich -- The law's influence over children's religious development / Emily Buss.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 practice. * The Oglala Lakota's struggle to preserve their spiritual tradit.
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