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

• Pubblicazione: West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 204/.2
• Soggetto topico: Conversion; Psychology, Religious
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): PremawardhanaShanta
• Note generali: Includes 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Religious conversion
• ISBN: 1-118-97236-8; 1-118-97235-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461594003321
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