“We no longer just take religious identity from our parents, so what's going on? Why are people going to this series, why are people reading so many books about religion? It's because they want answers. The answers are no longer just passed down from generation to generation. It's harder for people. In effect, you have to roll up your sleeve and ask the questions. But if you do it, if you forge your own identity, it can be much more personal and much more meaningful to you.” PeopleIfsWantBookReadingAsksParentReligiousAnswersGenerationsEffectsIdentityHarderSeriesMeaningfulSleevesReligious Identity Author:Bruce Feiler
“I grew up as a fifth-generation Jew in the American South, at the confluence of two great storytelling traditions. After graduating from Yale in the 1980s, I moved to Japan. For young adventure seekers like myself, the white-hot Japanese miracle held a similar appeal as Russia in 1920s or Paris in the 1950s.” TwoYoungWhiteGenerationsAdventureGrewGrew UpTraditionMiracleHotMovedSouthJewRussiaStorytellingAppealsParisJapanGraduatesFifthSeekersYaleConfluence Author:Bruce Feiler
“The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.” IfsWantMayMomentsStoriesDifficultLinesAbilityGenerationsIncreaseBottomThriveOddsBottom LineBounce Author:Bruce Feiler
“When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion got from our lives the better our lives would get, I thought, because persecution had been such a burden to Jewish families for generations.” Growing UpOur LivesGrowingGenerationsEverydayJewBurdenEveryday LifePersecutionJewish Family Author:Bruce Feiler
“I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.” SpiritualFeltGenerationsConnectionsSouthJewFifthSpiritual Connection Author:Bruce Feiler
