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Catholic Converts: British and American Intellectuals Turn to Rome

Book by Patrick Allitt; Cornell University Press, 1997

Subjects:

Catholic Church--History--19th Century, Catholic Church--History--20th Century, Catholic Converts--Great Britain--History, Catholic Converts--United States--History, Intellectuals--Religious Life--Great Britain--History, Intellectuals--Religious Life--United States--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Allitt, Patrick. Catholic Converts : British and American...alk. paper 1. Catholic Converts Great Britain History. 2. Intellectuals Religious life Great Britain History...History. 4. Intellectuals Religious life United States History...
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New Muslims in the European Context: The Experience of Scandinavian Converts

Book by Anne Sofie Roald; Brill, 2004

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Islam--Scandinavia, Multiculturalism--Scandinavia, Muslim Converts From Christianity--Scandinavia, Scandinavia--Ethnic Relations

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...factor for individuals who convert within or to another religion. As regards converts to Islam, K6se observed...drawn fathers will be religious converts. It may only suggest...of the antecedents of religious conversion (K6se 1996...
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The Deonme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks

Book by Marc David Baer; Stanford University Press, 2010

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Deonmeh--History, Jews--Turkey--History, Muslim Converts From Judaism--Turkey--History, Turkey--Ethnic Relations, Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...The heritage of a convert was not something to...other descendants of converts to Islam who maintained exceptional ethnic and religious characteristics, such...century Armenian converts to Islam who preserved...the descendants of converts to Islam on Crete...seeking to redeem their convert ancestors, who they...
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Religious Conversion and Identity: The Semiotic Analysis of Texts

Book by Massimo Leone; Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Christian Converts--Biography--History And Criticism, Conversion--Christianity--History, Identification (Religion)--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...beliefs in general, and which religious beliefs in particular, they...totally controlling beliefs, religious conversion is very problematic...personal identity. When one converts to another religion, one...in the representations of religious conversion. This happens...
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The Conversion Experience in America: A Sourcebook on Religious Conversion Autobiography

Book by James Craig Holte; Greenwood Press, 1992

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Christian Converts--United States--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...A Naturalistic View of Religious Conversion Macon, Ga...often is an abrupt, intense religious experience that takes place...the recorded experiences of converts like the apostle Paul and...affective, cognitive, and religious aspects. And Ullman defines...Alan F. Segals Paul the Convert: The Apostolate and Apostasy...

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Journal Articles on: religious converts

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The Gnadenhutten Effect: Moravian Converts and the Search for Safety in the Canadian Borderlands

Journal article by John P. Bowes; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 34, 2008

Subjects:

Converts, Protestant--Crimes against, Converts, Protestant--Emigration and immigration, Ethnic relations, Gnadenhutten, Ohio--History, Massacres, Moravian Brethren--History, Native Americans--Crimes against, Native Americans--Emigration and immigration, Native Americans--Religious aspects, Protestant converts--Crimes against, Protestant converts--Emigration and immigration

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Gnadenhutten Effect: Moravian Converts and the Search for Safety...all of them Indian converts living in the Moravian...missionaries and even their converts at Fairfield viewed these...developments strictly from a religious perspective. Even the...
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The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewis's Journey to Faith

Journal article by Adam Schwartz; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 52, 2002

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The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewis's Journey to Faith (Book)

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewiss Journey to...influential of these literary converts was C. S. Lewis (1898...presentation and analysis of Lewiss religious opinions, ranging from his...most dejected and reluctant convert in all England" (137...scrupulosity fostered by Wynyards religious atmosphere helped prompt a...
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Muslim Strategies to Convert Western Christians

Journal article by Uriya Shavit, Frederic Wiesenbach; Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 16, 2009

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Christian Islamic relations, Muslims, Religious conversion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...however, some Muslim converts reject the very liberal...small percentage of converts to Islam turn fanatic...actively. The call to convert, which increased along...constructed by Sunni religious scholars in the Arab...from an early age, converts whose relation to Christianity...several narrators. Convert Narratives On IslamOnline...what was taught in religious lessons and what was...
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Collective Life as the Ground of Implicit Religion: The Case of American Converts to Russian Orthodoxy

Journal article by H. B. Cavalcanti, H. Paul Chalfant; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 55, 1994

Subjects:

Religion And Sociology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...one and a half hour). The converts, in general, attend most...accompany it. Our study of the converts was conducted during a three...week and visited with both converts and "cradle" Orthodox before...information about converts religious background, their sense of...
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Young Converts: Christian Missions, Gender and Youth in Onitsha, Nigeria 1880-1929

Journal article by Misty L. Bastian; Anthropological Quarterly, Vol. 73, 2000

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Anthropology, Children & youth, Christianity, Gender, Indigenous people, Missionaries, Nigeria

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...It was these, mainly young converts, with nowhere to go and little...Mba, became the CMSs star convert and pupil. He went on not...Mba was not the only young convert who strayed, however unwittingly...other, favored young male converts, senior missionaries began...more expensive, technical, religious education that boys were offered...

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Magazine Articles on: religious converts

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Extreme Evangelism: How Fundamentalist Preachers Are Using Pizza, Motorcycles and Even Santa Claus to Try to Convert Public School Students-And What You Can Do about It

Magazine article by Rob Boston; Church & State, Vol. 57, January 2004

Subjects:

Evangelism--Social aspects, Evangelistic work, Evangelistic work--Social aspects, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism--Social aspects, Religion in schools, Religion in the public schools, Students, Students--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Claus to Try to Convert Public School...Florida-based Religious Right legal...covert attempt to convert them to the...for off-site religious crusades. What...United. "All religious groups have the right to seek converts, but they cant...
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Converts or Proselytes? the Crisis over Conversion in the Early Church

Magazine article by Andrew F. Walls; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 28, January 2004

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Evangelism, Faith, Religious missions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...The Significance of the Convert Model One way of assessing...Jerusalem council that Gentile converts did not, like proselytes...face a much riskier life. Converts have to be constantly, relentlessly...Proselytes may walk by sight; converts have to walk by faith. The...distinction between proselyte and convert is vital to Christian mission...insistence on imposing our own religious culture, our own Torah and...
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Preaching the GOP Gospel? Using His 'Faith-Based' Initiative to Try to Win Converts in the African-American Community, Bush Seeks to Make His Calling and Election Sure

Magazine article by Joseph L. Conn; Church & State, Vol. 56, September 2003

Subjects:

Bush, George W., Elections--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...based initiative to try to win converts in the African-American...grants that churches and other religious groups are eligible to apply...money. They also note that religious groups can already participate...hire and fire employees on religious grounds. Rep. Elijah Cummings...
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Overshadowed but Not Outdone: The Death of Renowned Author C.S. Lewis Was Almost Lost in the Reporting of the Passing of an American President, but Lewis' Written Works Continue to Win Converts

Magazine article by Jack Kenny; The New American, Vol. 26, November 22, 2010

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Authors--Appreciation, Authors--Death of, Authors--Religious aspects, Christianity--Portrayals, Huxley, Aldous--Appreciation, Huxley, Aldous--Death of, Huxley, Aldous--Religious aspects, Kennedy, John F.--Death of, Lewis, C.S.--Appreciation, Lewis, C.S.--Death of, Lewis, C.S.--Religious aspects, Writers--Appreciation, Writers--Death of, Writers--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...but Lewis Written Works Continue to Win Converts. by Jack Kenny One of the many stories...way to anything other than a vaguely religious belief in a god "or something," a...unless it is founded on a deeply felt religious belief--and I dont care what it is...
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Jacobson Converts Faith into Action; Why Jim Jacobson of Christian Freedom International Delivers the Word of God and a Gospel of Self-Reliance to Christians Persecuted in Any Corner of the World

Magazine article by Hans S. Nichols; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, August 12, 2002

Subjects:

Christian Freedom International--Services, Church work with refugees--Planning, International relief--Religious aspects, Jacobson, Jim--Interviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Jacobson converts faith into action; why Jim Jacobson of Christian Freedom International delivers the Word of God and a gospel of self-reliance...

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Newspaper Articles on: religious converts

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The Gospel According to Jon Ronson; He's Usually to Be Found Mixing with Former Spies and Cult Leaders. So What's Jon Ronson Doing Hanging out with Film Stars and Religious Converts? Matt Thomas Catches Up with the Cardiff-Born Journalist

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 27, 2009

Subjects:

Journalists, Motion picture actors and actresses, Movie actors

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to Be Found Mixing with Former Spies and Cult Leaders. So Whats Jon Ronson Doing Hanging out with Film Stars and Religious Converts? Matt Thomas Catches Up with the Cardiff-Born Journalist. ARCH-SCEPTIC, author and filmmaker Jon Ronson...
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Religious Convert O'reilly Planning to Appeal

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 24, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Religious Convert Oreilly Planning to Appeal. Byline: SHANE PHELAN COLD-blooded killer...the symbol of thecross has no significance for them. However, any religious conversion is likely to be met with scepticism,particularly in the...
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CULT FRICTION; This Is Footballer Marcus Gayle Being Baptised by the Church of Christ, a Religious Sect Which Takes 10 per Cent of Its Members' Pay Cheques. the Picture Is Taken from the Cult's Promotional Video. Now It's Leaders Are out to Convert His Wimbledon Team-Mates . . and the Rest of the Premiership 'S Stars

Newspaper article by Clare Grant; The Mirror (London, England), May 12, 1997

Subjects:

Church of Christ

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...by the Church of Christ, a Religious Sect Which Takes 10 per Cent...Now Its Leaders Are out to Convert His Wimbledon Team-Mates...Bosses of the American-based religious cult are already bragging...forward to the day when he can convert the rest of the team." Our...the only true Christians. Converts are taught to hate their families...
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ADMITT DEFEAT; ROMNEY'S MORMON CONQUEST WENT WRONG White House Hopeful's Missionary Dad Failed to Convert Boozy Scots

Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), January 8, 2012

Subjects:

Romney, George W.--Religious aspects, Romney, Mitt--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...House Hopefuls Missionary Dad Failed to Convert Boozy Scots. Byline: MARK AITKEN US...was 19 when he was sent to Glasgow by religious leaders. He went door to door in a bid to attract converts but had a tough time in a city where...out there." His failure to attract converts led to a brief crisis of faith. He...
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Blairdoes Do God - and Becomes a Catholic; BLAIRS COUNSELLOR: Father Michael Seed with a Friend at a CONVERT: Tony Blair at the Vatican in June with Pope Benedict XVI, Who Is Said to Be Delighted with the News

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 23, 2007

Subjects:

Catholics--Religious aspects, Roman Catholicism--Religious aspects, Roman Catholics--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Michael Seed with a Friend at a CONVERT: Tony Blair at the Vatican...have become Britainsdominant religious group. During his time in...dealing with thecomplexities of religious conflict as a Middle East peace...always a great joy to welcome a convert. Head of the Anglican church...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: religious converts

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Friends, Religious Society Of

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FRIENDS, RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF religious body originating in England in...Holy Spirit. Many of his early converts were from among groups of separatists...eventually agreed upon the name Religious Society of Friends. The Friends...
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Belarus

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to the Orthodox church, and there are Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim minorities. Religious groups that have won converts more recently have suffered official discouragement and persecution since independence, a policy that...
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Delaware Prophet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...He prepared symbolic charts of his message on deerskin and left them in various villages to help his converts teach others. The religious fervor spread rapidly and is said to have been an inspiration to Pontiac. After the collapse of Pontiacs...
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Eliot, John

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...determination to Christianize the Native Americans led him to establish villages for the converts the "praying Indians" with simple civic and religious organization. He won the aid of the colonial authorities and achieved the founding in England...
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Muhammad , Prophet of Islam

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...judgment. He included as religious duties frequent prayer and...forbade usury. Enemies and Converts In his first years Muhammad made few converts but many enemies. His first...their new ruler any kind of religious allegiance. Muhammad...

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