Religious Stage Development Among Converts to Different Religious Groups.

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      MIDWEST (U.S.); UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Only a few studies have dealt with the relationship between faith development theory and conversion or apostasy, though some have called for these studies. In this study, I compare religious judgment and religious stage transformations of 47 converts, focusing specifically on four case studies of conversions to Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Unitarian Universalists. The research was conducted from 2001 to 2006 in the midwestern United States and utilized religious dilemmas, narrative biographical interviews, and content analysis. It was found that there was a close affinity between a person's conversion or apostasy narrative and their trajectory of religious judgment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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