Spiritual Marketplace

Description:

"The quest culture created by the Baby Boomers has generated a "marketplace" of new spiritual beliefs and practices and of revisited traditions. As Roof shows, some Americans are exploring faiths and spiritual disciplines for the first time; others are rediscovering their lost traditions; others are drawn to small groups and alternative communities; and still others create their own mix of values and metaphysical beliefs. Spiritual Marketplace charts the emergence of five subcultures: dogmatists, Born-again Christians, mainstream believers, metaphysical believers and seekers, and secularists. Drawing on surveys and in-depth interviews conducted over a decade, Roof reports on the religious and spiritual styles, family patterns, and moral vision and values for each of these subcultures."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Religion,  Baby boom generation,  Religious life,  Religio˜ses Leben,  Vie religieuse,  Religieuze opvattingen,  Generation du baby-boom,  United states, religion, 20th century,  Baby boom generation--religious life,  Religious pluralism,  Religious pluralism--united states,  Spiritual life,  Identification (religion),  Religion and sociology,  Religion and sociology--united states,  Change--religious aspects,  Converts,  Converts--united states,  Bl2525 .r654 1999,  200/.973/09045,  Change,  Religious aspects

Places: United States

Times: 1960-