TY - JOUR
T1 - Becoming a Follower of Christ
T2 - Exploring Conversion Through Historical and Missiological Lenses
AU - Das, Rupen
PY - 2018/4/16
Y1 - 2018/4/16
N2 - Conversion is a critical part of Evangelical theology and missiology. It has been defined as a crisis experience or a decision at a specific point in time. However, there is always an aspect of development, a process, involved. Increasingly, the phenomenon of conversion of those from non-Christian backgrounds, for example from other world religions, indicates that how they become followers of Christ is often characterised by a gradual journey, sometimes accompanied by visions and dreams. This paper looks at the phenomenon of conversion through a historical and missiological lens to explain and understand the dynamics of the conversion.
AB - Conversion is a critical part of Evangelical theology and missiology. It has been defined as a crisis experience or a decision at a specific point in time. However, there is always an aspect of development, a process, involved. Increasingly, the phenomenon of conversion of those from non-Christian backgrounds, for example from other world religions, indicates that how they become followers of Christ is often characterised by a gradual journey, sometimes accompanied by visions and dreams. This paper looks at the phenomenon of conversion through a historical and missiological lens to explain and understand the dynamics of the conversion.
KW - allegiance
KW - conversion
KW - convert
KW - Evangelical
KW - proselyte
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U2 - 10.2478/perc-2018-0002
DO - 10.2478/perc-2018-0002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046007859
SN - 1224-984X
VL - 16
SP - 21
EP - 40
JO - Perichoresis
JF - Perichoresis
IS - 1
ER -
