Religion and Changes in Family Patterns
This article is an examination of how recent changes in American family patterns are perceived to be affecting the life of religious congregations, based on content analysis of answers to open-ended questions by random samples of pastors and members of the Lutheran Church in America. More married wo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1986
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Review of religious research
Year: 1986, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-70 |
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| Summary: | This article is an examination of how recent changes in American family patterns are perceived to be affecting the life of religious congregations, based on content analysis of answers to open-ended questions by random samples of pastors and members of the Lutheran Church in America. More married women employed is the family change most seen to affect (both positively and negatively) congregational life; both positive and negative effects are also seen to stem from single parenting, couples having children later or not at all, more divorces, and other changes. Mostly positive effects are seen in the following areas: quality of religious participation; nurture, inclusiveness, and tolerance within congregations; need and desire for religion; greater equality for women within churches; and availability of financial support for churches. Mostly negative effects are seen with regard to: quantity of religious participation; some aspects of relationships within congregations; pastors' working conditions; religiosity and upholding religious values. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511337 |