Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next GenerationHanding Down the Faith examines how American parents transmit religious beliefs and practices to their children. Based on 215 in depth interviews and national surveys, authors Christian Smith and Amy Adamczyk reveal what shapes effective faith transmission across diverse traditions. The book explores parental beliefs, parenting styles, childhood influences, congregational expectations, and immigrant experiencesincluding Latino Catholics, East Asian