Becoming a Follower of Christ: Exploring Conversion Through Historical and Missiological Lenses
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 b...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sciendo, De Gruyter
2018
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Perichoresis
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-40 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDG Free church RH Evangelization; Christian media RJ Mission; missiology |
Further subjects: | B
Conversion
Evangelical
proselyte
convert
allegiance
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 2284-7308 |
Contains: | In: Perichoresis
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/perc-2018-0002 |