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How inherited religious symbols complicate personal identity

I wear my grandfather's Star of David pendant every day but I married a Christian and raise my kids secular and wonder what story this necklace tells about who I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ancestral spiritual artifacts can become markers of connection to our heritage while simultaneously highlighting the distance between our current life and our inherited tradition.

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“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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