{"product_id":"fertility-and-faith-philip-jenkins-9781481311311","title":"Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemography drives religious change. High-fertility societies, like most of contemporary Africa, tend to be fervent and devout. The lower a population's fertility rates, the greater the tendency for people to detach from organized or institutional religion. Thus, fertility rates supply an effective gauge of secularization trends. In \u003ci\u003eFertility and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, Philip Jenkins maps the demographic revolution that has taken hold of many countries around the globe in recent decades and explores the implications for the future development of the world's religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemographic change has driven the secularization of contemporary Western Europe, where the revolution began. Jenkins shows how the European trajectory of rapid declines in fertility is now affecting much of the globe. The implications are clear: the religious character of many non-European areas is highly likely to move in the direction of sweeping secularization. And this is now reshaping the United States itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis demographic revolution is reshaping Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism. In order to accommodate the new social trends, these religions must adapt to situations where large families are no longer the norm. Each religious tradition will develop distinctive emphases concerning morality, gender, and sexuality, as well as the roles of clergy and laity in the faith's institutional structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadical change follows great upheaval. The tidal shift is well underway. With \u003ci\u003eFertility and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, Philip Jenkins describes this ongoing phenomenon and envisions our collective religious future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148131131X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481311311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021","brand":"Philip Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046833254655,"sku":"9781481311311","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44dc6c26-b455-46ef-b505-4eabcc724f44.jpg?v=1684986755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fertility-and-faith-philip-jenkins-9781481311311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}