基本説明
In these essays, scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American thought study the different ways religions have coped with the pressures of modernization in America.
Full Description
Religions respond to capitalism, democracy, industrialization, feminism, individualism, and the phenomenon of globalization in a variety of ways. Some religions conform to these challenges, if not capitulate to them; some critique or resist them, and some work to transform the modern societies they inhabit. In this unique collection of critical essays, scholars of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Native American thought explore the tension between modernization and the family, sexuality, and marriage traditions of major religions in America. Contributors examine how various belief systems have confronted changing attitudes regarding the meaning and purpose of sex, the definition of marriage, the responsibility of fathers, and the status of children. They also discuss how family law in America is beginning to acknowledge certain religious traditions and how comparative religious ethics can explain and evaluate diverse family customs. Studies concerning the impact of religious thought and behavior on American society have never been more timely or important.
Recent global events cannot be fully understood without comprehending how belief systems function and the many ways they can be employed to the benefit and detriment of societies. Responding to this critical need, American Religions and the Family presents a comprehensive portrait of religious cultures in America and offers secular society a pathway for appreciating religious tradition.
Contents
Preface Part 1: American Religions: The Question of Modernization and Family Life 1. Introduction David A. Clairmont and Don S. Browning 2. Immigrant American Religions and the Family: New Diversity and Conservatism Paul D. Numrich Part 2: Family Traditions in the American Religions 3. The Cultural Contradictions of Mainline Family Ideology and Practice W. Bradford Wilcox and Elizabeth Williamson 4. Evangelicals, Family, and Modernity Margaret Bendroth 5. Native American Families and Religion Raymond A. Bucko 6. Marriage, Family, and the Modern Catholic Mind Julie Hanlon Rubio 7. Generative Approaches to Modernity, Discrimination, and Black Families Robert M. Franklin 8. Latter-day Saint Marriage and Family Life in Modern America David C. Dollahite 9. What Is a Jewish Family? The Radicalization of Rabbinic Discourse Jack Wertheimer 10. Confucian "Familism" in America Jeffrey F. Meyer 11. Family Life and Spiritual Kinship in American Buddhist Communities Charles S. Prebish 12. Hindu Family in America Raymond Brady Williams 13. Islam and the Family in North America Jane I. Smith Part 3: Public Frontiers for American Religions and the Family 14. Religion and Modernity in American Family Law Lee E. Teitelbaum 15. Comparative Religion, Ethics, and American Family Life: Concluding Questions and Future Directions David A. Clairmont The Contributors Index
