The Nexus of Marriage and Religion: Lessons Learned from the American Families of Faith Research Project

Abstract

For 25 years, the American Families of Faith Research Project has explored the nexus of religious faith and family relationships. Nearly 200 academic publications have resulted from this work. In this paper, we will outline several of the most important findings from in-depth qualitative interviews with more than 300 racially and ethnically diverse families from the Abrahamic faiths who are living in the United States of America. (These families hail from more than 20 countries of origin on four different continents.) See: https://americanfamiliesoffaith.byu.edu/

Presenters

Loren Marks
Professor, School of Family Life / Wheatley Institute, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States

David Dollahite
Professor and Co-Director of the American Families of Faith Project, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Religious Community and Socialization

KEYWORDS

Marriage, Parenting, Family, Judaism, Islam, Christianity