03962nam 2200685Ia 450 991081632720332120230721021252.01-282-07856-997866120785690-8135-4695-810.36019/9780813546957(CKB)1000000000748670(EBL)435046(OCoLC)318675747(SSID)ssj0000120990(PQKBManifestationID)11142642(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120990(PQKBWorkID)10092694(PQKB)10364356(MdBmJHUP)muse8041(DE-B1597)526229(OCoLC)1121056676(DE-B1597)9780813546957(Au-PeEL)EBL435046(CaPaEBR)ebr10286244(CaONFJC)MIL207856(MiAaPQ)EBC435046(EXLCZ)99100000000074867020080613d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChildren and childhood in American religions[electronic resource] /edited by Don S. Browning and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemoreNew Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20091 online resource (244 p.)The Rutgers series in childhood studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8135-4481-5 0-8135-4480-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --CONTENTS --PREFACE --Introduction /Miller-Mclemore, Bonnie J. / Browning, Don S. --1. Mainline Protestants and Children /Bendroth, Margaret --2. Conservative Protestants on Children and Parenting /Bartkowski, John P. / Ellison, Christopher G. --3. The Status of Children within the Roman Catholic Church /Beste, Jennifer --4. Judaism and Children in the United States /Dorff, Elliot N. --5. The Black Church and Children /Gilkes, Cheryl Townsend --6. Latter-day Saint Children and Youth in America /Dollahite, David C. --7. Native American Children and Religion /Cloud, Roger Iron / Bucko, Raymond --8. Children in American Islam /Smith, Jane I. --9. Hindu Children in the United States /Williams, Raymond Brady --10. Buddhism and Children in North America /Gross, Rita M. --11. Asian American Confucianism and Children /Meyer, Jeffrey --12. Immigrant Parochial Schools /Numrich, Paul D. --13. The Law's Infl uence over Children's Religious Development /Buss, Emily --CONTRIBUTORS --INDEXWhether 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.Rutgers series in childhood studies.ChildrenReligious aspectsChildrenUnited StatesUnited StatesReligionChildrenReligious aspects.Children200.83/0973Browning Don S1004671Miller-McLemore Bonnie J1637514MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816327203321Children and childhood in American religions4068993UNINA