In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change

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IN THE COURSE OF A LIFETIME In the Course of a Lifetime Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change MICHELE DILLON AND PAUL WINK UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY LOS ANGELES LONDON University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2007 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dillon, Michele. In the course of a lifetime : tracing religious belief, practice, and change / Michele Dillon and Paul Wink. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-24900-4 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-24901-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States—Religion. 2. Faith development. I. Wink, Paul. II. Title. BL2525.D55 2007 200.1'9—dc22 2006021748 Manufactured in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on New Leaf EcoBook 50, a 100% recycled fiber of which 50% is de-inked postconsumer waste, processed chlorine-free. EcoBook 50 is acid-free and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/astm d5634-01 (Permanence of Paper). To the women and men in this study whose lives we have been privileged to know; to Ravenna Helson and Jack Block, shapers of the study of lives; and to Michael and Andrew, whose lives enrich us daily ...