Religious Conversion

Religion Scholars Thinking Together

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Av Shanta Premawardhana, IL) Premawardhana, Shanta (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE), Chicago

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Religious Conversion: Religion Scholars Thinking Together explores various issues relating to the nature, methods, and effects of religious conversion in the major world faiths. Presents the results of an innovative ten-year project initiated the World Council of ChurchesFeatures contributions from religious scholars and leaders of Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim traditionsConsiders myriad issues relating to the nature, methods, and effects of religious conversion in the major world faithsAddresses questions on religious freedom, legal considerations, and the future for religious conversion

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Utgivningsdatum2015-07-31
Mått160 x 236 x 18 mm
Vikt449 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781118972380

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Shanta Premawardhana is President of the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE) in Chicago, a member of the governing board of the National Council of Churches, and a member of the board of trustees of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. He was the director of the Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation programme of the World Council of Churches during which time he convened the Thinking Together group of religious scholars. He has published numerous articles on religion, interreligious dialogue, and Christian mission, and is co-editor of Sharing Values: A Hermeneutics for Global Ethics (2011).

Notes on Contributors viiIntroduction 1Shanta PremawardhanaPart I: Preliminary Considerations 71 Thinking Together: A Story and a Method 9M. Thomas Thangaraj2 Defining Religious Conversion 21M. Thomas Thangaraj3 Models of Religious Belonging 32Rita M. Gross4 Conversion Sought and Feared 45Hans UckoPart II: Views from Five Religious Traditions 615 Buddhists on Religious Conversion: A Critical Issue 63Mahinda Deegalle6 A Christian Perspective on Conversion 83Jay T. Rock7 Conversion from a Hindu Perspective: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities 98Anantanand Rambachan8 Islamic Perspectives on Conversion: Aid Evangelism and Apostasy Law 119A. Rashied Omar and Rabia Terri Harris9 Jewish Perspectives on Conversion 142Amy EilbergPart III: Conversion and Human Rights 15910 Conversion and Religious Freedom 161S. Wesley Ariarajah11 The Right to Religious Freedom and Proselytism: A Legal Perspective 177Ravin RamdassPart IV: Looking to the Future 197Epilogue: To Learn and to Encourage: Insights from the Thinking Together Group 199Shanta PremawardhanaA Study Guide 205Deborah WeissmanIndex 212