7. Spiritual Seeking

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. The Vibrancy of American Religion 1
6. 2. Meet the Parents: The Family Context Shaping Religious Socialization in the 1930s and 1940s 22
7. 3. Adolescent Religion in the 1930s and 1940s 40
8. 4. The Imprint of Individual Autonomy on Everyday Religion in the 1950s 60
9. 5. The Ebb and Flow of Religiousness across the Life Course 80
10. 6. Individual Transformation in Religious Commitment and Meaning 100
11. 7. Spiritual Seeking 119
12. 8. The Activities, Personality, and Social Attitudes of Religious and Spiritual Individuals in Late Adulthood 137
13. 9. Spiritual Seeking, Therapeutic Culture, and Concern for Others 158
14. 10. The Buffering Role of Religion in Late Adulthood 180
15. 11. American Lived Religion 205
16. Methodological Appendix: Measuring Religiousness and Spiritual Seeking in the IHD Longitudinal Study 219
17. Notes 231
18. Bibliography 259
19. Index 275