Book Summary
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.
Book Details
| Book Name | Religious Conversion And Disaffiliation: Tracing Patterns Of Change In Faith Practices |
| Author | Henri Gooren |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (Sep 2010) |
| ISBN | 9780230104532 |
| Pages | 181 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 3519 |