Conversion in the age of pluralism /

Conversion in the age of pluralism /

The theme of conversion constitutes a privileged point to study the framework linking an individual to the sociocultural contexts in which he or she is included. Changes in personal biographies and sociocultural change are interwoven when we speak of conversion: values, speech, norms, behaviors, bel...

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Other Authors: Giordan, Giuseppe.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Religion and the Social Order 17.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004223097.

Subjects:

Konversion (Religion)
Religiöser Pluralismus
Conversion.
Religious pluralism.

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Call Number: BL639 .C659 2009

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • G. Giordan
  • Introduction - The Varieties Of Conversion Experience
  • Chapter One. The Meaning Of Conversion: Redirection Of Foundational Trust /
  • Anthony J. Blasi
  • Chapter Two. Conversion: Heroes And Their Sociological Redemption /
  • Kieran Flanagan
  • Chapter Three. Elements For A Semiotics Of \'Conversion\' /
  • Patrick Michel
  • Chapter Four. For Love Of Faith: Patterns Of Religious Engagement In A New Town /
  • Kees De Groot
  • Chapter Five. Pilgrimage And Conversion /
  • William H. Swatos, Jr
  • Chapter Six. Becoming A New Ager: A Conversion, An Affiliation, A Fashion? /
  • Régis Dericquebourg
  • Chapter Seven. Enchantment, Identity, Community, And Conversion: Catholics, Afro-Brazilians And Protestants In Brazil /
  • Roberto Motta
  • Chapter Eight. Convert, Revert, Pervert /
  • Enzo Pace
  • Chapter Nine. Conversion As A New Lifestyle: An Exploratory Study Of Soka Gakkai In Italy /
  • Luigi Berzano and Eliana Martoglio
  • Chapter Ten. Conversion As Opposition
  • Chapter Eleven. Making The Convert: Conversions In The Lds Community Today /
  • Sophie-Hélène Trigeaud
  • Chapter Twelve. A Cognitive Psychology Perspective On Religious Conversion As Told In The Gospels /
  • Stefano Federici , Pierluigi Caddeo and Francesco Valerio Tommasi
  • Chapter Thirteen. Conversion And Mission: Missionary Insertion And The Social Conditions Of Christianization /
  • Paul-André Turcotte
  • Contributors /
  • G. Giordan.