Description: 'til Faith Do Us Part : How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming America, Hardcover by Riley, Naomi Schaefer, ISBN 0199873747, ISBN-13 9780199873746, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK In the last decade, 45% of all marriages in the . were between people of different faiths. The rapidly growing number of mixed-faith families has become a source of hope, encouraging openness and tolerance among religious communities that historically have been insular and suspicious of
other faiths.
Yet as Naomi Schaefer Riley demonstrates in Til Faith Do Us Part, what is good for society as a whole often proves difficult for individual families: interfaith couples, Riley shows, are less happy than others and certain combinations of religions are more likely to lead to divorce. Drawing on
in-depth interviews with married and once-married couples, clergy, counselors, sociologists, and others, Riley shows that many people enter into interfaith marriages without much consideration of the fundamental spiritual, doctrinal, and practical issues that divide them. Couples tend to marry in
their twenties and thirties, a time when religion diminishes in importance, only to return to faith as they grow older and raise children, suffer the loss of a parent, or experience other major life challenges. Riley suggests that a devotion to diversity as well as to a romantic ideal blinds many
interfaith couples to potential future problems. Even when they recognize deeply held differences, couples believe that love conquers all. As a result, they fail to ask the necessary questions about how they will reconcile their divergent worldviews-about raising children, celebrating holidays,
interacting with extended families, and more. An obsession with tolerance at all costs, Riley argues, has made discussing the problems of interfaith marriage taboo.
Til Faith Do Us Part is a fascinating exploration of the promise and peril of interfaith marriage today. It will be required reading not only for interfaith couples or anyone considering interfaith marriage, but for all those interested in learning more about this significant, yet understudied
phenomenon and the impact it is having on America.
Price: 22.58 GBP
Location: Castle Donington
End Time: 2024-12-12T01:52:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20.19 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Book Title: 'til Faith Do Us Part : How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming A
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: 'Til Faith Do Us Part: The Rise of Interfaith Marriage and the Future of American Religion, Family, and Society
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 236 mm
Item Weight: 462 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Naomi Schaefer Riley
Subject Area: Social Organisations
Item Width: 162 mm
Format: Hardcover
