Introduction: Youth and the Continuity of Religious Traditions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Youth and the Continuity of Religious Traditions 1
5. Section One: National and International Overviews
6. Looking for God: Religious Indifference in Perspective 23
7. Journeys of Faith: Meeting the Challenges in Twenty- First-Century America 37
8. Section Two: Three Recent National Studies
9. Is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism the New Religion of American Youth? Implications for the Challenge of Religious Socialization and Reproduction 55
10. The ‘‘Interior’’ Lives of American College Students: Preliminary Findings from a National Study 75
11. Congregations That Get It: Understanding Religious Identities in the Next Generation 103
12. Section Three: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Jews
13. BJ: A Portrait of a Revitalized Synagogue 125
14. Current Expressions of American Jewish Identity: An Analysis of 114 Teenagers 135
15. Section Four: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Christians
16. A Spiritual Crossroads of Europe: The Taizé Community’s Adventure with the Young 147
17. Religious Identity and Belonging Amidst Diversity and Pluralism: Challenges and Opportunities for Church and Theology 162
18. Section Five: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation of Muslims
19. Identity and Community in a New Generation: The Muslim Community in the Early Seventh Century and Today 187
20. Making Safe Space for Questioning for Young American Muslims 204
21. Second-Generation Muslim Immigrants in Detroit Mosques: The Second Generation’s Search for Their Place and Identity in the American Mosque 218
22. Section Six: Two Evaluations of the Research
23. The Leisure of Worship and the Worship of Leisure 247
24. Teach Your Children Well: Closing Observations on Constructing Religious Identity in the Next Generation 264
25. Notes 275
26. Contributors 295
27. Index 301