Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation : Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices

Name: Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
SKU: 9780230104532
Price: 8100 KES
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ISBN: 9780230104532

by H. Gooren

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0230104533

ISBN-13 9780230104532

Publisher Palgrave Macmillan

Imprint Palgrave Macmillan

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 18th, 2010

Print length 181 Pages

Weight 320 grams

Dimensions 21.70 x 14.10 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Comparative religion Spirituality & religious experience Comparative religion Spirituality and religious experience

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This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and theology. Gooren analyzes conversion and disaffiliation in a worldwide comparative framework, using data from North America, Europe, and Latin America.

The conversion career, defined as all episodes of participation in religious organizations during a person''s life, is a new and systematic approach to conversion and disaffiliation as a dynamic process. It is a tool to analyze the interplay of factors between the individual actor, the religious organization, and the wider social and cultural context.This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and theology. Gooren analyzes conversion and disaffiliation in a worldwide comparative framework, using data from North America, Europe, and Latin America.

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