Interfaith Marriage in America [electronic resource] : The Transformation of Religion and Christianity /
Seamon, E.author.
Seamon explores the historical, theological, and societal dynamics of religious intermarriage as a way to introduce scholars to the myriad of factors that have contributed and will continue to contribute to the complete transformation of religion and Christianity in the twenty-first century.
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Content""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""Part I History of Religious Intermarriage: A Story of Liberation and Shifting Boundaries                                                                                               ""; ""Chapter 1 Seeds of Liberation: Theological and Legal Doors Open in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries                                                                                                                              ""
""Chapter 2 An Era of Intra-religious Marriage: Societal Doors Begin to Open in the Nineteenth Century                                                                                                           """"Chapter 3 An Era of Interreligious Marriage: Societal Doors Open in the Twentieth Century                                                                                                ""; ""Part II Contemporary Intermarriages: A Story of Negotiation and Innovation                                                                                 ""
""Chapter 4 Definitions and Parameters: Normative Boundaries among Religions and between the Religious and Secular                                                                                                                       """"Chapter 5 Stories of Contemporary Intermarriages: Paradox and Ambiguity                                                                              ""; ""Chapter 6 An Era of Inter faith Marriage: The Defiance of Boundaries                                                                           ""
""Chapter 7 Transforming Religion and Christianity: The Emergence of Interfaith Space                                                                                          """"Notes            ""; ""Selected Bibliography                            ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seamon explores the historical, theological, and societal dynamics of religious intermarriage as a way to introduce scholars to the myriad of factors that have contributed and will continue to contribute to the complete transformation of religion and Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Bible—Theology.
Religion and sociology.
Religions.
Christianity.
Biblical Studies.
Sociology of Religion.
Comparative Religion.
Christianity.