Jenkins, Kathleen E.,

Sacred divorce : religion, therapeutic culture, and ending life partnerships / Kathleen E. Jenkins. - 1 online resource (ix, 236 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index.

Social shame and religious tools -- Divorce work as cultural strategy -- Solitary work through community -- Cautious clergy -- Rich lived practice -- Religious emotion and multiple family forms -- Appendix on methods.

9780813563480 0813563488

22573/ctt7p57fd JSTOR


Divorce--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Divorce--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Divorce--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Divorce--United States.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.


Electronic books.

BT707 / .J46 2014eb

261.8/3589