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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bartkowski, John P.,; Bendroth, Margaret Lamberts,; Bendroth, Margaret,; Beste, Jennifer,; Browning, Don S.,; Bucko, Raymond,; Buss, Emily,; Cloud, Roger Iron,; Dollahite, David C.,; Dollahite, David,; Dorff, Elliot N.,; Dorff, Elliot,; Ellison, Christopher G,; Ellison, Christopher G.,; Gilkes, Cheryl Townsend,; Gilkes, Cheryl,; Gross, Rita M.,; Gross, Rita,; Ironcloud, Roger,; Meyer, Jeffrey,; Miller-Mclemore, Bonnie J.,; Numrich, Paul D,; Numrich, Paul D.,; Smith, Jane I.,; Smith, Jane,; Williams, Raymond Brady,; Williams, Raymond,
• HerausgeberIn: Browning, Don S.,; Miller-McLemore, Bonnie J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

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.

Table of 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