ISBN: 9780761805748

Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have convert… More...

Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have converted or returned to three tradition-based faiths: conservative and traditionalist Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy. The book provides an account of these young adults' beliefs as well as how they relate their faith to everyday life and social Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have converted or returned to three tradition-based faiths: conservative and traditionalist Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy. The book provides an account of these young adults' beliefs as well as how they relate their faith to everyday life and social issues, and illuminates the challenges of adhering to religious traditions in a society shaped by pluralism and religious consumerism. These young adults are going "against the stream" by refusing to take a pick-and-choose approach to religious beliefs. Choice plays a major role in how these young adults adopt and adapt these faiths to their lives. Such selective retrievals of tradition for these young adults provide benefits and solutions for the ills and dislocations created by modernity, such as the fragmentation, secularism, and politicization of society. Co-published with "Religion Watch".Author Biography: Richard P. Cimino is Editor/Publisher of "Religion Watch", a newsletter monitoring trends on contemporary religion. Books, Psychology~~Developmental~~Adulthood & Aging, Against-the-Stream~~Richard-P-Cimino, 999999999, Against the Stream: The Adoption of Traditional Christian Faiths by Young Adults, Richard P. Cimino, 0761805745, University Press of America, , , , , University Press of America<

ISBN: 9780761805748

Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have convert… More...

Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have converted or returned to three tradition-based faiths: conservative and traditionalist Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy. The book provides an account of. Against the Stream examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 50 case studies of young adults who have converted or returned to three tradition-based faiths: conservative and traditionalist Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed (or Calvinist) tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy. The book provides an account of these young adults' beliefs as well as how they relate their faith to everyday life and social issues, and illuminates the challenges of adhering to religious traditions in a society shaped by pluralism and religious consumerism. These young adults are going "against the stream" by refusing to take a pick-and-choose approach to religious beliefs. Choice plays a major role in how these young adults adopt and adapt these faiths to their lives. Such selective retrievals of tradition for these young adults provide benefits and solutions for the ills and dislocations created by modernity, such as the fragmentation, secularism, and politicization of society. Co-published with Religion Watch. Books, Religion and Spirituality~~Christianity~~Christian Spirituality & Religious Experience, Against The Stream~~Book~~9780761805748~~Richard P. Cimino, , , , , , , , , ,, [PU: University Press of America]<

ISBN: 0761805745

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ISBN: 9780761805748

Hardback, [PU: University Press of America], This study examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 30 case stu… More...

Hardback, [PU: University Press of America], This study examines the phenomenon of young adult conversion and return to traditional Christian religiosity. The book is based on 30 case studies of young adults who have converted to three tradition-based faiths: Roman Catholicism; the conservative Reformed tradition; and Eastern Orthodoxy., Christian Spirituality & Religious Experience<