Families and faith: how religion is passed down across generations

Introduction Part 1: The Emerging Religious Landscape 1. Families and the Transmission of Religion 2. Trends in Spirituality and Religion Across Seven Generations 3. Intergenerational Transmission of Religion, 1970 and 2005 Part 2: Family Ties and Religious Transmission 4. The Quality of Parent-Child Relationships 5. Grandparents and Great-Grandparents 6. Marriage and Divorce Part 3: Factors in Leaving and Staying 7. Religious Rebels, Zealots, and Prodigals 8. The Nones: Intergenerational Transmission of Nonreligion 9. Tight-Knit Religious Communities: Mormons, Jews, and Evangelicals 10. Summing it Up: Families and Faith across Generations Appendix References Notes Index