The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion - Hardcover

 
9780195338522: The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195338529 ISBN 13: 9780195338522
Publisher: OUP USA, 2014

Synopsis

The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of religious conversion, which for centuries has profoundly shaped societies, cultures, and individuals throughout the world. Scholars from a wide array of religions and disciplines interpret both the varieties of conversion experiences and the processes that inform this personal and communal phenomenon.

This volume examines the experiences of individuals and communities who change religions, those who experience an intensification of their religion of origin, and those who encounter new religions through colonial intrusion, missionary work, and charismatic and revitalization movements. The 32 innovative essays provide overviews of the history of particular religions, disciplinary perspectives on a range of methods and theories deployed in understanding conversion, and insight into various forms of deconversion.

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About the Author

Lewis R. Rambo is Professor of World Religions and Christian Mission at the San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.

Charles Farhadian is Professor of World Religions and Christian Mission at Westmont College.

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Publisher
OUP USA
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195338529
ISBN 13 
9780195338522
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
828
Editor
Rambo Lewis R., Farhadian Charles