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Marrying Outside Your Tradition : A Practical and Spiritual Guide

1st ed.

Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2023 [©2023]

1 online resource (149 pages)

Englisch

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As membership in traditional religious institutions plummets, the meaning of marriage is changing rapidly. Numbers of those identifying as spiritual but not religious are on the rise, and Donna Schaper provides a roadmap to help readers understand this transition of marriage after culture and religion are no longer of one voice about its meaning.

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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Marriage and Religious Change -- 2: Why Marry at All? -- 3: Habits, Culture, and Prayer -- 4: No Mention of God -- 5: What's Sex Got to Do with Marriage? -- 6: What's Romance Got to Do with Marriage? -- 7: What about the In-­Laws? -- 8: What Kind of Sin Is Divorce? -- 9: Spiritual Preparation for a New Way of Life -- 10: Religion Hasn't Changed, but You Can Change the Way You Are Religious -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.