Title: Interfaith marriage in America : the transformation of religion and Christianity /
Authors: Seamon, Erika B.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Interfaith marriage United States; RELIGION / General.
Abstract: "Globalization, migration, and cultural and spiritual exchanges are occurring everyday in the homes of Christians who marry Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. As these American families negotiate differences and build bridges among their extended families and communities, they are re-imagining foundational understandings of belief, practice, and community. This book explores historical foundations and contemporary dynamics of religious intermarriage in the U.S. as a lens to the transformation of religion in America. In the lives of these families, categories like Christian, non-Christian, religious or non-religious no longer apply. These false dichotomies miss important aspects of lived religious pluralism on the ground"--
Contents: Part I. History of religious intermarriage : a story of liberation and shifting boundaries. Seeds of liberation : theological and legal doors open in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries -- An era of intra-religious marriage : societal doors begin to open in the nineteenth century -- An era of interreligious marriage : societal doors open in the twentieth century -- Part II. Contemporary intermarriages : a story of negotiation and innovation. Definitions and parameters : normative boundaries among religions and between the religious and secular -- Stories of contemporary intermarriages : paradox and ambiguity -- An era of interfaith marriage : the defiance of boundaries -- Transforming religion and Christianity : the emergence of interfaith space.