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Finding and Losing Faith: Studies in Conversion (Studies in Religion and Culture) - Tapa blanda

Partridge, Chris; Reid, Helen

 
9781842274101: Finding and Losing Faith: Studies in Conversion (Studies in Religion and Culture)
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ISBN 10: 1842274104 ISBN 13: 9781842274101
Editorial: Send The Light, 2006

Sinopsis

What is conversion and why do people convert from one religion to another and from one Christian group to another? An intelligent examination of conversions both to and from Christian faith.

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What is conversion and why do people convert from one religion to another and from one Christian group to another? An intelligent examination of conversions both to and from Christian faith.

Reseña del editor

Conversion, committing oneself to a faith or ideology, has played a significant role in the history of religions. History is peppered with examples of how conversion can considerably alter the religious "landscape" and understandings of faith communities. Often, as a consequence of this process, the meaning and experience of conversion is refined and defined within societies and faith communities. This volume is a religio-cultural exploration of conversion which overall raises key issues relating to conversion and life in religiously plural societies. One such key issue concerns the very nature of "conversion" itself. In the context of multi-faith communities, religious conversion is usually understood to be the changing of affiliation from one faith to another. Taken as a whole, however, this collection of studies re-examines the assumption that conversion only takes place between different faith communities and considers whether a conversion experience might also happen between different traditions within a single faith, whether individuals can be described as converting out of faith -- in effect, "de-converting"--and the possibility of individuals converting to a dual identity and belonging.

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Editorial
Send The Light
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1842274104
ISBN 13 
9781842274101
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
208
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