Religious Conversion : Religion Scholars Thinking Together.

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Preliminary Considerations -- 1: Thinking Together: A Story and a Method -- Thinking Together: Our Story -- Thinking Together: A Method -- 2: Defining Religious Conversion -- Religious Conversion as Rediscovery -- Religious Conversion as Preference -- Religious Conversion as Extension -- Religious Conversion as Replacement -- 3: Models of Religious Belonging -- Further Reading -- 4: Conversion Sought and Feared -- To Convert To and to Convert From -- Obliged to Invite to Conversion? -- Conversion through Mission or Proselytism -- The UN Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief -- Aid Evangelism -- Conversion as an Issue in Interreligious Relations -- A Critical Moment on Conversion -- Thoughts of a Convert -- Part II: Views from Five Religious Traditions -- 5: Buddhists on Religious Conversion: A Critical Issue -- Buddhist Terminology on Religious Conversion -- The Historical Buddha's Attitudes to Religious Conversion -- Mass Buddhist Conversions: The Case of Dalits -- Recent Buddhist Responses to Religious Conversions -- Further Reading -- 6: A Christian Perspective on Conversion -- A Religion of Converts -- Evangelism and Conversion -- A Reshaping of Evangelism -- Conversion of the Heart -- Further Reading -- 7: Conversion from a Hindu Perspective: Controversies, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Introduction -- Exclusive Theology, Community, and Conversion -- Caste and Conversion -- Social Service and Conversion -- Conversion, Human Rights, and the State -- Conversion and Hindutva -- Conclusion -- 8: Islamic Perspectives on Conversion: Aid Evangelism and Apostasy Law -- Introduction -- Christian Mission and Islamic Da'wah: A Comparative Perspective -- The Context for the Re-emergence of the Debate.

The Conflict between Religious Freedom and Islamic Apostasy Law -- Mission and Da'wah in a War Context -- Misled by Dialogue -- Religious Freedom and Community Solidarity in Islam: A Way Forward -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 9: Jewish Perspectiveson Conversion -- A Brief History of Jewish Engagement in Conversionary Activity -- Jewish Opposition to Mission -- Jewish Teachings on Religious Tolerance and Their Implication for Conversion -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Part III: Conversion and Human Rights -- 10: Conversion and Religious Freedom -- Internal and External Manifestations of Religious Beliefs -- Religious Freedom and Tolerance -- The State and Religious Freedom -- Religions and Religious Freedom -- Conversion and Religious Freedom -- Missions and Religious Freedom -- Is Religious Freedom an Absolute Right? -- Spirituality and Religious Freedom -- Further Reading -- 11: The Right to Religious Freedom and Proselytism: A Legal Perspective -- Introduction -- Religious Freedom as a Legal Right -- Proselytization and the Right to Religious Freedom -- Religious Freedom as a Human Right -- Conclusion -- Part IV: Looking to the Future -- Epilogue: To Learn and to Encourage: Insights from the Thinking Together Group -- What We Have Learned -- What We Would Encourage -- A Study Guide -- Session I: Opening Session -- Session II: Multiple Meanings of Conversion -- Session III: Models of Religious Belonging -- Session IV: Buddhist Perspectives -- Session V: Christian Perspectives -- Session VI: Hindu Perspectives -- Session VII: Islamic Perspectives -- Session VIII: Jewish Perspectives -- Session IX: Conversion and Human Rights -- Session X: Concluding Reflections -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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