Understanding Religious Conversion

by Kim, Dong Young; Berthrong, John

• ISBN13: 9781610976176
• ISBN10: 1610976177
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-20
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns

Summary

Understanding Religious Conversion begins with emphasis on the value of respecting religious/theological interpretations of conversion while coordinating social scientific studies of how personal, social, and cultural issues are relevant to the human transformational process. It encourages us to bring together the perspectives of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies into critical and mutually-informing conversation for establishing a richer and more accurate perception of the complex phenomenon of religious conversion.

Author Biography

Dong Young Kim is Professor of the Institute of Ministry and Theological Studies of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea and a member of the faculty at Hanshin University School of Theology. As a former army chaplain, he is an ordained pastor in PCROK who completed his DTheol at Boston University School of Theology.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Facing the Challenge: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Issue	p. 1
Exploring Insights: Search for Studies of Religious Conversion	p. 15
Illustrating the Case of St. Augustine: His Main Life History and Thought	p. 95
Getting Insights: Critical Search for Interpretations of Augustine's Conversion	p. 151
Playing Together: An Integrated Understanding of Augustine's Conversion	p. 263
Sharing the Conversion Narrative in Our Midst: Reflections and Implications	p. 357
Appendix: The Implications of the Role of Augustine's Unnamed Woman in His Conversion	p. 369
Bibliography	p. 375
Index
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