{"product_id":"in-the-course-of-a-lifetime-9780520249011","title":"In the Course of a Lifetime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lives. This book draws from a study of close to two hundred mostly Protestant and Catholic men and women who were born in the 1920s and interviewed in adolescence, and again in the 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, and late 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One can envision it inspiring a range of future research in either field, while at the same time encouraging a triangulation of methods and disciplines which can only improve our understanding of American religion. Dillon and Wink's work is highly recommended reading.\" -- Matthew Loveland Catholic Studies: An On-Line Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Preface  1. The Vibrancy of American Religion 2. Meet the Parents: The Family Context Shaping Religious Socialization in the 1930s and 1940s 3. Adolescent Religion in the 1930s and 1940s 4. The Imprint of Individual Autonomy on Everyday Religion in the 1950s 5. The Ebb and Flow of Religiousness across the Life Course 6. Individual Transformation in Religious Commitment and Meaning 7. Spiritual Seeking 8. The Activities, Personality, and Social Attitudes of Religious and Spiritual Individuals in Late Adulthood 9. Spiritual Seeking, Therapeutic Culture, and Concern for Others 10. The Buffering Role of Religion in Late Adulthood 11. American Lived Religion  Methodological Appendix: Measuring Religiousness and Spiritual Seeking in the IHD Longitudinal Study Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402828226903,"sku":"9780520249011","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520249011.jpg?v=1730481623","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-course-of-a-lifetime-9780520249011","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}