{"product_id":"religious-conversion-9781118972373","title":"Religious Conversion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligious Conversion: Religion Scholars Thinking Together explores various issues relating to the nature, methods, and effects of religious conversion in the major world faiths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShanta Premawardhana\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Preliminary Considerations 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Thinking Together: A Story and a Method 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Thomas Thangaraj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Defining Religious Conversion 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Thomas Thangaraj\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Models of Religious Belonging 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRita M. Gross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Conversion Sought and Feared 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Ucko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Views from Five Religious Traditions 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Buddhists on Religious Conversion: A Critical Issue 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMahinda Deegalle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Christian Perspective on Conversion 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay T. Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conversion from a Hindu Perspective: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnantanand Rambachan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Islamic Perspectives on Conversion: Aid Evangelism and Apostasy Law 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Rashied Omar and Rabia Terri Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Jewish Perspectives on Conversion 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Eilberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Conversion and Human Rights 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conversion and Religious Freedom 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Wesley Ariarajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Right to Religious Freedom and Proselytism: A Legal Perspective 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRavin Ramdass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Looking to the Future 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: To Learn and to Encourage: Insights from the Thinking Together Group 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShanta Premawardhana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Study Guide 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah Weissman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 212\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406959354199,"sku":"9781118972373","price":24.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118972373.jpg?v=1730497695","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/religious-conversion-9781118972373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}