| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The vibrancy of American religion -- Meet the parents : the family context shaping religious socialization in the 1930s and 1940s -- Adolescent religion in the 1930s and 1940s -- The imprint of individual autonomy on everyday religion in the 1950s -- The ebb and flow of religiousness across the life course -- Individual transformation in religious commitment and meaning -- Spiritual seeking -- The activities, personality, and social attitudes of religious and spiritual individuals in late adulthood -- Spiritual seeking, therapeutic culture, and concern for others -- The buffering role of religion in late adulthood -- American lived religion -- Methodological appendix : measuring religiousness and spiritual seeking in the IHD longitudinal study |
| Summary |
'In the Course of a Lifetime' provides an unprecedented portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-273) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Faith development.
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RELIGION -- Psychology of Religion.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Faith development
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140498
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wink, Paul, 1952-
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| ISBN |
9780520940031 |
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0520940032 |
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9781429478199 |
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1429478195 |
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