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The Next Mormons

by Jana Riess
Emily Durante
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American Millennials-the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s-have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change. Drawing on a large-scale national study of four generations of current and former Mormons as well as dozens of in-depth personal interviews, Riess explores the religious beliefs and behaviors of young adult Mormons, finding that while their levels of belief remain strong, their institutional loyalties are less certain than their parents' and grandparents'. For a growing number of Millennials, the tensions between the Church's conservative ideals and their generation's commitment to individualism and pluralism prove too high, causing them to leave the faith. Those who remain within the fold are attempting to carefully balance the Church's strong emphasis on the traditional family with their generation's more inclusive definition that celebrates same-sex couples and women's equality. The Next Mormons offers a portrait of a generation navigating between traditional religion and a rapidly changing culture.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781515930693
  • File size: 312795 KB
  • Release date: May 28, 2019
  • Duration: 10:51:39

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  • ISBN: 9781515930693
  • File size: 312813 KB
  • Release date: May 28, 2019
  • Duration: 11:00:36
  • Number of parts: 12

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Christian Nonfiction Religion & Spirituality Sociology Nonfiction

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American Millennials-the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s-have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change. Drawing on a large-scale national study of four generations of current and former Mormons as well as dozens of in-depth personal interviews, Riess explores the religious beliefs and behaviors of young adult Mormons, finding that while their levels of belief remain strong, their institutional loyalties are less certain than their parents' and grandparents'. For a growing number of Millennials, the tensions between the Church's conservative ideals and their generation's commitment to individualism and pluralism prove too high, causing them to leave the faith. Those who remain within the fold are attempting to carefully balance the Church's strong emphasis on the traditional family with their generation's more inclusive definition that celebrates same-sex couples and women's equality. The Next Mormons offers a portrait of a generation navigating between traditional religion and a rapidly changing culture.
Expand title description text
Christian Nonfiction Religion & Spirituality Sociology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781515930693
    File size: 312795 KB
    Release date: May 28, 2019
    Duration: 10:51:39

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781515930693
    File size: 312813 KB
    Release date: May 28, 2019
    Duration: 11:00:36
    Number of parts: 12

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English