In the course of a lifetime : tracing religious belief, practice, and change / Michele Dillon and Paul Wink.

Author/creator Dillon, Michele, 1960-
Other author Wink, Paul, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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Subjects

Contents The vibrancy of American religion -- Meet the parents : the family context shaping religious socialization in the 1930s and 1940s -- Adolescent religion in the 1930s and 1940s -- The imprint of individual autonomy on everyday religion in the 1950s -- The ebb and flow of religiousness across the life course -- Individual transformation in religious commitment and meaning -- Spiritual seeking -- The activities, personality, and social attitudes of religious and spiritual individuals in late adulthood -- Spiritual seeking, therapeutic culture, and concern for others -- The buffering role of religion in late adulthood -- American lived religion -- Methodological appendix : measuring religiousness and spiritual seeking in the IHD longitudinal study.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
LCCN 2006021748
ISBN9780520249004 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520249003 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520249011 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520249011 (pbk. : alk. paper)