LEADER 03965nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910777752203321 005 20230721021252.0 010 $a1-282-07856-9 010 $a9786612078569 010 $a0-8135-4695-8 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813546957 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748670 035 $a(EBL)435046 035 $a(OCoLC)318675747 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120990 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11142642 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120990 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092694 035 $a(PQKB)10364356 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8041 035 $a(DE-B1597)526229 035 $a(OCoLC)1121056676 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813546957 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10286244 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207856 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435046 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748670 100 $a20080613d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChildren and childhood in American religions$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Don S. Browning and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (244 p.) 225 1 $aThe Rutgers series in childhood studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4481-5 311 $a0-8135-4480-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tPREFACE --$tIntroduction /$rMiller-Mclemore, Bonnie J. / Browning, Don S. --$t1. Mainline Protestants and Children /$rBendroth, Margaret --$t2. Conservative Protestants on Children and Parenting /$rBartkowski, John P. / Ellison, Christopher G. --$t3. The Status of Children within the Roman Catholic Church /$rBeste, Jennifer --$t4. Judaism and Children in the United States /$rDorff, Elliot N. --$t5. The Black Church and Children /$rGilkes, Cheryl Townsend --$t6. Latter-day Saint Children and Youth in America /$rDollahite, David C. --$t7. Native American Children and Religion /$rCloud, Roger Iron / Bucko, Raymond --$t8. Children in American Islam /$rSmith, Jane I. --$t9. Hindu Children in the United States /$rWilliams, Raymond Brady --$t10. Buddhism and Children in North America /$rGross, Rita M. --$t11. Asian American Confucianism and Children /$rMeyer, Jeffrey --$t12. Immigrant Parochial Schools /$rNumrich, Paul D. --$t13. The Law's Infl uence over Children's Religious Development /$rBuss, Emily --$tCONTRIBUTORS --$tINDEX 330 $aWhether First Communion or bar mitzvah, religious traditions play a central role in the lives of many American children. In this collection of essays, leading scholars reveal for the first time how various religions interpret, reconstruct, and mediate their traditions to help guide children and their parents in navigating the opportunities and challenges of American life. The book examines ten religions, among other topics: How the Catholic Church confronts the tension between its teachings about children and actual practic The Oglala Lakota's struggle to preserve their spiritual tradition The impact of modernity on Hinduism Only by discussing the unique challenges faced by all religions, and their followers, can we take the first step toward a greater understanding for all of us. 410 0$aRutgers series in childhood studies. 606 $aChildren$xReligious aspects 606 $aChildren$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xReligion 615 0$aChildren$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aChildren 676 $a200.83/0973 701 $aBrowning$b Don S$01004671 701 $aMiller-McLemore$b Bonnie J$0956747 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777752203321 996 $aChildren and childhood in American religions$93863073 997 $aUNINA