Religious conversion : religion scholars thinking together / / edited by Shanta Premawardhana

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; �2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 221 pages)
• Disciplina: 204/.2
• Soggetto topico: Conversion; Psychology, Religious
• Classificazione: 191; 204/.2
• Persona (resp. second.): PremawardhanaShanta
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Preliminary Considerations; 1: Thinking Together: A Story and a Method; Thinking Together: Our Story; Thinking Together: A Method; 2: Defining Religious Conversion; Religious Conversion as Rediscovery; Religious Conversion as Preference; Religious Conversion as Extension; Religious Conversion as Replacement; 3: Models of Religious Belonging; Further Reading; 4: Conversion Sought and Feared; To Convert To and to Convert From; Obliged to Invite to Conversion?; Conversion through Mission or Proselytism ; The UN Declaration on Freedom of Religion or BeliefAid Evangelism; Conversion as an Issue in Interreligious Relations; A Critical Moment on Conversion; Thoughts of a Convert; Part II: Views from Five Religious Traditions; 5: Buddhists on Religious Conversion: A Critical Issue; Buddhist Terminology on Religious Conversion; The Historical Buddha's Attitudes to Religious Conversion; Mass Buddhist Conversions: The Case of Dalits; Recent Buddhist Responses to Religious Conversions; Further Reading; 6: A Christian Perspective on Conversion; A Religion of Converts; Evangelism and Conversion ; A Reshaping of EvangelismConversion of the Heart; Further Reading; 7: Conversion from a Hindu Perspective: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities; Introduction; Exclusive Theology, Community, and Conversion; Caste and Conversion; Social Service and Conversion; Conversion, Human Rights, and the State; Conversion and Hindutva; Conclusion; 8: Islamic Perspectives on Conversion: Aid Evangelism and Apostasy Law; Introduction; Christian Mission and Islamic Da'wah: A Comparative Perspective; The Context for the Re-emergence of the Debate ; The Conflict between Religious Freedom and Islamic Apostasy LawMission and Da'wah in a War Context; Misled by Dialogue; Religious Freedom and Community Solidarity in Islam: A Way Forward; Conclusion; Further Reading; 9: Jewish Perspectiveson Conversion; A Brief History of Jewish Engagement in Conversionary Activity; Jewish Opposition to Mission; Jewish Teachings on Religious Tolerance and Their Implication for Conversion; Conclusion; Further Reading; Part III: Conversion and Human Rights; 10: Conversion and Religious Freedom; Internal and External Manifestations of Religious Beliefs ; Religious Freedom and ToleranceThe State and Religious Freedom; Religions and Religious Freedom; Conversion and Religious Freedom; Missions and Religious Freedom; Is Religious Freedom an Absolute Right?; Spirituality and Religious Freedom; Further Reading; 11: The Right to Religious Freedom and Proselytism: A Legal Perspective; Introduction; Religious Freedom as a Legal Right; Proselytization and the Right to Religious Freedom; Religious Freedom as a Human Right; Conclusion; Part IV: Looking to the Future; Epilogue: To Learn and to Encourage: Insights from the Thinking Together Group ; What We Have Learned
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores issues relating to the nature, methods, and effects of religious conversion in the major world faiths. Presenting the results of an innovative ten-year project initiated by the World Council of Churches, it features contributions from religious scholars and leaders of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim traditions, and addresses questions on religious freedom, legal considerations, and the future for religious conversion.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religious conversion
• ISBN: 1-394-25974-3; 1-118-97236-8; 1-118-97235-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812993403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New York Academy of Sciences