@article{1479432,
      recid = {1479432},
      author = {Rose, Anne C., },
      title = {Beloved Strangers : Interfaith Families in Nineteenth  Century America /},
      pages = {1 online resource (288 p.) :},
      abstract = {Interfaith marriage is a visible and often controversial  part of American life--and one with a significant history.  This is the first historical study of religious diversity  in the home. Anne Rose draws a vivid picture of interfaith  marriages over the century before World War I, their  problems and their social consequences. She shows how  mixed-faith families became agents of change in a culture  moving toward pluralism. Following them over several  generations, Rose tracks the experiences of twenty-six  interfaith families who recorded their thoughts and  feelings in letters, journals, and memoirs. She examines  the decisions husbands and wives made about religious  commitment, their relationships with the extended families  on both sides, and their convictions. These couples--who  came from strong Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish  backgrounds--did not turn away from religion but made  personalized adjustments in religious observance.  Increasingly, the author notes, women took charge of  religion in the home. Rose's family-centered look at  private religious decisions and practice gives new insight  on American society in a period when it was becoming more  open, more diverse, and less community-bound.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479432},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674423107},
}