| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 233 pages) |
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The Rutgers series in childhood studies |
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Rutgers series in childhood studies.
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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 -- INDEX |
| Summary |
Whether 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 practice. * The Oglala Lakota's struggle to preserve their spiritual tradit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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Children -- Religious aspects.
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Children -- United States.
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RELIGION -- Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
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RELIGION -- General.
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Children
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Children -- Religious aspects
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Religion
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Religion
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Kind
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140498
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United States
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USA
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Browning, Don S., editor.
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Miller-McLemore, Bonnie J., editor.
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Bartkowski, John P
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Bendroth, Margaret Lamberts
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Beste, Jennifer
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Bucko, Raymond
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Buss, Emily
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Dollahite, David
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Dorff, Elliot
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Ellison, Christopher G
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Gross, Rita
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Ironcloud, Roger
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Meyer, Jeffrey
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Numrich, Paul D
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Smith, Jane
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Townsend Gilkes, Cheryl.
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Williams, Raymond
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| LC no. |
2008026184 |
| ISBN |
9780813546957 |
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0813546958 |
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1282078569 |
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9781282078567 |
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9786612078569 |
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6612078561 |
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