Religious conversion
Religious conversion is the adoption of a new religious identity, or a change from one religious identity to another. "Conversion" can take place not only from one religion to another, but also between different denominations, within the same faith, when this involves a felt change of spiritual identity rather than other reasons such as convenience.
Religious Conversion Media
Latter Day Saint baptism ceremony, circa the 1850s
The traditional normative conversion process to Judaism (gijur) of one, two or more years is finalized with ritual immersion in a natural collection of water, e.g. a river, a lake, or a mikveh, down to the present day (Beth-El reform-synagogue, Birmingham, Alabama, 2006).
A yajna initiation to Hinduism ceremony in progress
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Related pages
References
- Barrett, D. V. The New Believers—A survey of sects, cults and alternative religions (2001) UK, Cassell & Co [1]
- Cooper, Richard S. "The Assessment and Collection of Kharaj Tax in Medieval Egypt" (Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 96, No. 3. (Jul. – Sep., 1976), pp. 365–382.
- Barker, Eileen The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing? (1984)
Other websites
- "Proselytism, Change of Religion, and International Human Rights," by Natan Lerner, Ph.D. (legal aspects of defining illicit proselytism)
- How Does One Convert to Judaism?
- All Roads Lead to Rome Catholic conversion experience Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine at The Truth about the Catholic Church
- Choosing Judaism: Resource Center for Prospective Converts
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Proselyte
- Online Book on conversion to Hinduism Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Podcast about Mormon conversion experience Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Islam converts change face of Europe[dead link]
- Missionary to India, E. Stanley Jones, answers the question, What is conversion? [2]
