LEADER 03921nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910819743403321 005 20240313153551.0 010 $a0-19-997809-3 010 $a1-299-45674-X 010 $a0-19-987375-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018748 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24969371 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860880 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12384603 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860880 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10915498 035 $a(PQKB)10189431 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1132283 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1132283 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685003 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL476924 035 $a(OCoLC)922904496 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018748 100 $a20120817d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a'Til faith do us part $ehow interfaith marriage is transforming America /$fNaomi Schaefer Riley 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 234 p.) 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 300 $aIncludes notes and index. 311 $a0-19-987374-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDefining holy matrimony -- The road to marriage -- The vows we make -- Passing it on -- The December dilemma -- Interfaith divorce -- Muslims in the melting pot -- The welcome mat -- Jews, Mormons, and the future of interfaith marriage. 330 8 $aNaomi Schaefer Riley offers a compelling look at the struggles of interfaith marriages in the United States.$bInterfaith marriage is on the rise in America, from 15% of all marriages in 1988 to 36% in 2010. This is true in every region of the country, for people at every income and educational level, and across religious traditions: evangelicals, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Catholics, and others are increasingly marrying outside the faith.On the surface, this looks like another triumph of the American melting pot. But that is only part of the story. As Wall Street Journal veteran Naomi Schaefer Riley shows in this provocative book, interfaith marriages are often fraught with peril. People often marry at a time when they have drifted away from their religious roots, and it may seem as if the only relevant question is who will officiate at the wedding. But once couples are married, and especially after they have kids, religiousquestions reassert themselves. Should we donate to the church? How do we handle holidays? How will we raise the kids? Do we take them to services? Send them to religious schools? These questions, and many others, increase marital tension. Indeed, as Riley shows, interfaith couples report lower levelsof marital satisfaction than same-faith couples.Yet, while an overwhelming majority of Americans claims that religion is important to them, interfaith couples rarely discuss these issues before the wedding. Indeed, many equate religion, the source of their most deeply-held values, with the skin-deep matter of race, believing it bigoted to emphasize shared religious values. As a result, they are often woefully unprepared for the challenges of interfaith marriage.Drawing on a groundbreaking new national survey of 2,500 Americans and extensive interviews with couples, religious leaders, and marriage counselors, Riley offers readers an intimate look at this sensitive topic that will shape faith and marriage in America for generations to come. 606 $aInterfaith marriage$zUnited States 606 $aInterfaith families$zUnited States 615 0$aInterfaith marriage 615 0$aInterfaith families 676 $a306.84/3 700 $aRiley$b Naomi Schaefer$01650600 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819743403321 996 $aTil faith do us part$94040799 997 $aUNINA