Religious Conversion and Disaffiliation: Tracing Patterns of Change in Faith Practices

by Henri Gooren

This book is the first in over a decade to attempt a systematic synthesis of the field of conversion studies, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and theology. Gooren analyzes conversion and disaffiliation in a worldwide comparative framework, using data from North America, Europe, and Latin America.

195 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010