The Dynamics of Religious Conversion

Many regard religious conversion primarily, or even solely, as leaving one faith group and adopting another. In The Dynamics of Religious Conversion, V. Bailey Gillespie shows persuasively that religious conversion is far deeper and more personal than just a switch of confessional allegiances. This book gives the reader:

• An overall interdisciplinary understanding of the basic transformational structure and dynamic process of religious conversion
• The practical implications of this interdisciplinary understanding for the successful facilitation of religious conversion in others
• A set of special chapters on how to effectively facilitate religious conversion through general pastoral ministry and through two highly influential particular ministries: pastoral counseling and religious education