Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America 0691228078, 9780691228075

Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America 9780691197821

Drawing from more than two hundred interviews with American parents from diverse backgrounds, Smith and his team explore

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Prophetic Activism: Progressive Religious Justice Movements in Contemporary America 9780814708705

While the links between conservative Christians and politics have been drawn strongly in recent years, coming to embody

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Pagan Family Values: Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganism 9780814744987

For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is

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Faith in Heritage: Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China 1315428636, 9781315428635

Using the example of China’s Wutai Shan—recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park—Robert

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Religious Values and Intellectual Consistency 9780231889544

Studies religious values and intellectual consistency from its origin, to classical Christianity, the religion of ideali

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Transmitting the Spirit : Religious Conversion, Media, and Urban Violence in Brazil [1 ed.] 9780271080642, 9780271078434

Pentecostalism is one of the most rapidly expanding religious-cultural forms in the world. Its rise in popularity is oft

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Transmitting the Spirit: Religious Conversion, Media, and Urban Violence in Brazil 9780271080666

Pentecostalism is one of the most rapidly expanding religious-cultural forms in the world. Its rise in popularity is oft

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Religious Faith in Correctional Contexts 9781626374836

Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious practices and their impacts.

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Politics and Religious Consciousness in America 087855484X

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New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements: Alternative Spirituality in Contemporary America 9780520962125

New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements is the most extensive study to date of modern American alternative spirit

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