Against the Stream: The Adoption of Traditional Christian Faiths by Young Adults - Couverture souple

Cimino Coauthor Of Atheist Awake, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761805753 ISBN 13 : 9780761805755

Editeur : University Press of America, 1997

Synopsis

Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have converted or returned to three tradition-based faiths: conservative and traditionalist Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy. The book provides an account of these young adults' beliefs as well as how they relate their faith to everyday life and social issues, and illuminates the challenges of adhering to religious traditions in a society shaped by pluralism and religious consumerism. These young adults are going 'against the stream' by refusing to take a pick-and-choose approach to religious beliefs. Choice plays a major role in how these young adults adopt and adapt these faiths to their lives. Such selective retrievals of tradition for these young adults provide benefits and solutions for the ills and dislocations created by modernity, such as the fragmentation, secularism, and politicization of society. Co-published with Religion Watch.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard P. Cimino is Editor/Publisher of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends on contemporary religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761805753
• ISBN 13: 9780761805755
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 146
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible