Emerging adults' religiousness and spirituality: meaning-making in an age of transition

With twenty-somethings delaying their entry into adult roles of marriage and parenthood, the question emerges: What and how are they doing? Are they flourishing or floundering? As shown in this volume, emerging adults in the US are often in active pursuit of making meaning of their lives, being expo...

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Beteiligte: Barry, Carolyn McNamara (BeteiligteR) ; Abo-Zena, Mona M. (BeteiligteR)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2014
In:Jahr: 2014
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Emerging adulthood series
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B USA / Adult (18-25 Jahre) / Religiosity / Spirituality
weitere Schlagwörter:B Teenagers Religious life United States
B Collection of essays
B Young adults Religious life United States
B Spiritual Formation
B Meaning (Philosophy)
B Young adults Religious life (United States)
B Teenagers Religious life (United States)
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Zusammenfassung:With twenty-somethings delaying their entry into adult roles of marriage and parenthood, the question emerges: What and how are they doing? Are they flourishing or floundering? As shown in this volume, emerging adults in the US are often in active pursuit of making meaning of their lives, being exposed to a wider variety of religious and spiritual beliefs systems through their extended families, peers, religious communities, universities, and the media. Consequently, many emerging adults in the US choose to sample from a variety of traditions rather than maintaining their childhood religious doctrine.
ISBN:0199379629
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199959181.001.0001