Interfaith Marriage in America

The Transformation of Religion and Christianity
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-01484-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Christianities of the World

Seamon explores the historical, theological, and societal dynamics of religious intermarriage as a way to introduce scholars to the myriad of factors that have contributed and will continue to contribute to the complete transformation of religion and Christianity in the twenty-first century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seamon, E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS INTERMARRIAGE: A STORY OF LIBERATION AND SHIFTING BOUNDARIES Seeds of Liberation: Theological and Legal Doors Open in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries An Era of Intra-Religious Marriage: Societal Doors Begin to Open in the Nineteenth Century An Era of Interreligious Marriage: Societal Doors Open in the Twentieth Century PART II: CONTEMPORARY INTERMARRIAGES: A STORY OF NEGOTIATION, INNOVATION, AND THE DEFIANCE OF BOUNDARIES Boundaries and Parameters: Normative Boundaries among Religions and between the Religious and Secular Stories of Contemporary Intermarriages: Paradox and Ambiguity An Era of Interfaith Marriage: The Defiance of Boundaries Transforming Religion and Christianity: The Emergence of Interfaith Space

Über Autor(innen)

Erika B. Seamon is a visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University, where she teaches in the American Studies Program and the Theology Department.