From the Editors August 19, 2013 Issue

Interfaith marriage

The Editors

A new book ‘Til Faith Us Do Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America (Oxford University Press) reveals that in the last decade, 45 percent of all marriages in the United States were between people of different faith traditions. 

Although this significant trend presents many challenges to the individuals concerned and to society, author Naomi Schaefer Riley, a former Wall Street Journal editor, sees it as a source of hope. It encourages openness and tolerance among religious communities that historically have been insular and suspicious of other faiths.

Not for a moment does Riley suggest that the differences among religions can be ignored or papered over. Ironically, it is faith itself that leads to unifying solutions and lasting mutual understanding.

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