Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation: Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230104532)

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.

Author: H. Gooren
ISBN-10: 0230104533
ISBN-13: 9780230104532
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2010
Pages: 181
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011