Beloved Strangers : Interfaith Families in Nineteenth Century America / Anne C. Rose.
Rose, Anne C., author.
2013
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Title Beloved Strangers : Interfaith Families in Nineteenth Century America / Anne C. Rose.
Author Rose, Anne C., author.
Edition Reprint 2014
ISBN 9780674423107
DOI https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674423107
Published Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2001
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (288 p.) : 7 halftones, 2 genealogy charts, 1 table
Other Standard Identifiers 10.4159/harvard.9780674423107 doi
Call Number HQ1031
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.84/3/0973
Summary 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.
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System Details Note Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Frontmatter
Acknowledgments
Contents
INTRODUCTION: In Search of Ancestors
CHAPTER ONE. Children of the Religious Enlightenment
CHAPTER TWO. Conversations about Interfaith Marriage
CHAPTER THREE. The Strange Intimacy of Piety and Politics
CHAPTER FOUR. The Uncertain Limits of Liberalism
CHAPTER FIVE. Fitting Religion into Complicated Lives
EPILOGUE: The Discovery of Interfaith Marriage
Appendix
Abbreviations Used in the Notes
Notes
Index

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