Loren D. Marks is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and co-director of the American Families of Faith research project. David C. Dollahite is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University and co-director of the American Families of Faith research project.
Scholarship on families and research on religion have generally run along parallel tracks. Religion and Families builds valuable bridges across these areas with compelling evidence about religion's profound role in shaping family life today. - John P. Bartkowski, University of Texas at San Antonio Drawing from psychology, sociology, religion, and family studies, this is the first text to bridge scholarship between the fields of family and religion. Marks and Dollahite are seasoned researchers and writers with a ton of classroom teaching experience, and it shows in this delightfully written text. - Vern Bengtson, University of Southern California Marks and Dollahite have produced a gem of a text. They give admirably balanced attention to the positive and negative roles of religious beliefs, practices, and communities in shaping intimate relationships, parenting, and other facets of family life. - Christopher G. Ellison, University of Texas at San Antonio Marks and Dollahite provide needed insights on the role of religious beliefs and practices in studies of families. Through an engaging writing style, they intersect two of the most important social spheres in American life. - Patricia Snell Herzog, University of Arkansas Marks and Dollahite address the BIG questions of life and faith in this well-crafted, practical text that integrates the latest developmental and family research with insightful discourse on the lived experiences of diverse people. - Rob Palkovitz, University of Delaware