Conversion Process Models and the Jesus Movement

1977-07-01articleAmerican Behavioral Scientist53 citationsclosed

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Abstract

This paper is an extension of previous process models of conversion, based on research on the Jesus movement. The detailed examination of "predispositions" for conversion and the discussion of the importance of affective ties in the conversion process are of particular interest.

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