Interfaith Marriage in America

Interfaith Marriage in America
Author: E. Seamon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2012-11-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1137014857

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.

'Til Faith Do Us Part

'Til Faith Do Us Part
Author: Naomi Schaefer Riley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-03-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199978093

In the last decade, 45% of all marriages in the U.S. 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.

Mixed-Up Love

Mixed-Up Love
Author: Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher: Jericho Books
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1455545902

Dating, commitment, kids, and family--it's all hard work, and when you come from different religious backgrounds it's even harder. Jon, a Catholic writer, and Michal, a Reconstructionist rabbi, live out the challenges of an interfaith relationship everyday as husband and wife, and as parents to their daughter Sima, who is being raised Jewish. In MIXED-UP LOVE, the couple explores how interfaith relationships impact dating, weddings, holidays, raising children, and family functions--and how to not just cope, but thrive. This is an engaging and practical resource for singles who are considering dating outside their own faith, couples in interfaith relationships, relatives and friends of "mixed" couples who seek information and understanding, and parents desiring a fresh perspective. With clarity, insight, and humor, Sweeney and Woll demonstrate how to engage with your partner, family, and faith like never before.

A Nonjudgmental Guide to Interfaith Marriage

A Nonjudgmental Guide to Interfaith Marriage
Author: Rabbi Steven Reuben
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2002-04-25
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1401034047

Every day Americans of different faiths fall in love, decide to marry, and are suddenly faced with a bewildering array of pressures, choices and conflicts. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben offers down-to-earth advice to help couples of all faiths find their own solutions to sensitive issues, from talking about religious differences to deciding how to raise the children. Drawing upon 25 years of counseling experience, he shares the real life stories of couples who have met the challenges of interfaith relationships. This unique, nonjudgmental guide will help you learn how to discuss religion, talk to parents, choose a ceremony that's right for you, celebrate differences, create your own unique religious lifestyle, celebrate life as a "team marriage," learn how to discuss sensitive issues in advance and discover the joy of creating a life filled with mutual fulfillment, understanding and love.

Interfaith Marriage

Interfaith Marriage
Author: Trimargono Meytrias Ebenheser
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-01-25
Genre:
ISBN: 3643913370

Interfaith marriage is a sensitive and crucial issue for churches in Indonesia and for the religiously plural Indonesian society. This study first deals with the development of civil law, specifically from Marriage Law No. 1/1974. The stances of the churches in Indonesia are wide ranging and include the history of church teaching, biblical interpretation, and church regulations. This contextual church polity study presents a new effort to formulate both a theology of marriage and a family theology, specifically a theology of interfaith marriage, and to formulate a relevant and contextual church order.

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings
Author: Paul Cowan
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1987
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Interfaith Families

Interfaith Families
Author: Jane Kaplan
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781596270114

As the number of Jewish-Christian marriages in America continue to rise, couples find themselves searching for ways to reconcile love and religion. Even when each partner has no particular religious life, they are confronted with related conflicts. Should children be raised in one faith and not the other? Who decides which holidays to celebrate and how? How can couples deal with extended family members who may not understand or accept their interfaith marriage? Readers will find and array of reactions and approaches as the couples profiled in this book describe how they tacked these topics. Each personal narrative offers fresh insight into interfaith families by giving examples of the successes and failures, struggles and triumphs of everyday situations and major life decisions.

Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings
Author: Paul Cowan
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1988
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780140111897

While a couple is dating and falling in love, religion usually does not seem a great barrier, but with marriage and children, problems surface. The authors explore the difficulties of such a relationship.