Non­fic­tion

Mixed-Up Love

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May 13, 2013
As the world gets small­er, peo­ple from dif­fer­ent reli­gions, cul­tures, and back­grounds are dat­ing, com­mit­ting to rela­tion­ships, and rais­ing chil­dren in ways unan­tic­i­pat­ed a gen­er­a­tion or two ago. Jon Sweeney, a Catholic spir­i­tu­al writer, and Michal Woll, a Jew and ordained rab­bi, explore the chal­lenges of being in a mixed-up” rela­tion­ship in their lives togeth­er as hus­band and wife, and as par­ents rais­ing their daugh­ter, Sima, as a Jew. In Mixed-Up Love, the cou­ple shares their per­son­al sto­ry and the sto­ries of oth­er diverse cou­ples as they: Explore how inter­faith rela­tion­ships can affect dat­ing, com­mit­ment, wed­dings, rais­ing chil­dren, and rit­u­als of birth, life and death; Offer con­struc­tive ways to com­pro­mise and cope; Demon­strate how to rec­og­nize and nav­i­gate the chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties that come from hav­ing a part­ner or extend­ed fam­i­ly of a dif­fer­ent faith or cul­tur­al back­ground; Pro­vide a resource for cou­ples look­ing for prac­ti­cal advice, inspi­ra­tion, and com­fort on their mul­ti-faith jour­ney together. 

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