Religious Change and Continuity Across Generations

Passing on Faith in Families of Six European and North American Nations

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvMerril Silverstein,Christel Gärtner,Maria T. Brown,Christel Gartner

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Religious Change and Continuity Across Generations: Passing on Faith in Families of Six European and North American Nations brings together scholars of religious studies, secularism, and family science to examine how religion is passed down the generations in six European and North American nations. Taking a social change perspective within the context of family socialization theory, the authors treat intergenerational change and continuity in religion and spirituality as occurring under specific national and historical conditions. As such, they consider the social forces that variously reinforce or inhibit transmission of religiosity across successive generations within families. The volume provides a nuanced view of the role that societal context plays in religious transitions and transformations. Chapters consider the strong influence of the Roman Catholic church in Italy, Communist suppression of religion in Hungary, aversion to religious discussions in Finland, the East-West/Catholic-Protestant divide in Germany, and rapid religious deculturation in Canada and the U.S. Further, each chapter takes a mixed-methods approach, using quantitative survey data to describe the strength and pattern of intergenerational transmission and interview data to clarify family dynamics by which parents, and ofttimes grandparents, influence the religious beliefs and practices of younger generations—taking care to consider how the absence of religion is also conveyed to the next generation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-10-18
Mått157 x 238 x 19 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareAdamczyk,Amy
ISBN9781666951295

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Merril Silverstein holds the Marjorie Cantor Chair in Aging Studies at Syracuse University where he is professor in the Departments of Sociology and Human Development and Family Science.Christel Gärtner is a sociologist and mentor at the Graduate School and Cluster of Excellence in “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster.Maria T. Brown is associate research professor in Syracuse University’s School of Social Work and Aging Studies Institute.

Foreword, Amy AdamczykIntroduction, Merril Silverstein, Christel Gärtner, and Maria T. BrownChapter 1: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Transmission of (Non-) Religion: West and East Germany Compared, Christel Gärtner, Linda Hennig, and Olaf MüllerChapter 2: Historical Changes in Childhood Religious Practice in Hungary: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data Using a Mixed Methods Approach, Gergely Rosta, Zsuzsanna Szvetelszky, and Virág SövegjártóChapter 3: Investigating Italian Religious Socialization Paths: Findings and Lessons from a Mixed-Methods Exercise, Roberta Ricucci, Ferruccio Biolcati, Luca Bossi, Marcello Cabria, Renzo Carriero, and Francesco MolteniChapter 4: The Complexity of Religious Change across Generations in Finland from the Perspectives of Gender and Religious Biographies, Kati Tervo-Niemelä and Jenni SpännäriChapter 5: Transmission, Transformation, and Reversal in the Context of Intergenerational Decline of Religiosity in Canada, Peter Beyer and Jacob Legault-LeclairChapter 6: Intergenerational Evolution of Religiosity and Spirituality in Sexual Minorities in an American Sample, Maria T. Brown, Joseph Blankholm, Dusty Hoesly, Woosang Hwang, RianSimone Harris, and Merril SilversteinChapter 7: Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of the Non-Religious in an American Context: A Cross-Generational Perspective, Woosang Hwang, Joseph Blankholm, Dusty Hoesly, Maria T. Brown, RianSimone Harris, and Merril SilversteinAbout the Contributors

Passing on religion seems increasingly difficult today, as many young people in both Europe in America leave their parents’ tradition behind. What does successful transmission look like? This book explores and problematizes that question, drawing on original research and thoughtful analysis by top international scholars. We learn that even in the age of the internet, there are still real social, political, and institutional differences between cultures, and we come to see how the story of religious transmission reflects that. We also learn how the very meaning of “religion” has changed over time, which raises interesting questions about the ways we define and measure who is and isn’t religious. Anyone curious about the future of religion should read this book!