I recently read Susan Katz Miller's Being Both, which is a practical, story-based guide on the many options interfaith couples have, with a particular focus on the feasibility of raising children in more than one faith tradition.
Being in an interfaith marriage of my own as a Millennial, I was fascinated by the different approaches offered, but at times felt like the discourse within its pages was for Gen X'ers, who are now raising children, whether toddlers or teens, and Boomers, the generation before them. The challenges presented to them as interfaith couples include communal acceptance, birth and coming-of-age rituals, and ultimately identity in adulthood. I believe Millennials will be facing slightly different challenges.
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