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Conversion Research in the Roots of Psychology Conversion Research in the Roots of Psychology
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Foundations Foundations
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Early Researchers Early Researchers
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Assessment Assessment
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Transitions to Present Research Transitions to Present Research
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Tasks Ahead—How Research Can Proceed Tasks Ahead—How Research Can Proceed
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The Need for a Meaning-System Model The Need for a Meaning-System Model
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Three Goals Three Goals
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Meaning Systems, Religious Conversion, and Spiritual Transformation Meaning Systems, Religious Conversion, and Spiritual Transformation
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The Question of Meaning The Question of Meaning
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Transformation of a Meaning System Transformation of a Meaning System
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Conversion of Identity in Culture Conversion of Identity in Culture
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New Conversion Research Directions New Conversion Research Directions
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Expanded Populations Expanded Populations
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Expanded Phenomena and Techniques Expanded Phenomena and Techniques
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Expanded Integrative Theory Expanded Integrative Theory
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Implications: Unique and Non-unique Implications: Unique and Non-unique
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Notes Notes
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Further Reading Further Reading
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Bibliography Bibliography
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9 Psychology of Religious Conversion and Spiritual Transformation
Get accessRaymond F. Paloutzian is Professor Emeritus of experimental and social psychology, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California and is editor of the International Review for the Psychology of Religion.
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Published:01 May 2014
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Abstract
This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of psychological research on religious conversion and spiritual transformation, in which a marked increase has occurred in the past generation. From around 1900 to the 1930s, milestones appeared by James, Hall, Freud, and their intellectual offspring; subsequent limitations brought such work to a standstill. The 1960s saw the field re-emerge; it has since greatly expanded. New research examines conversion to varieties of religion including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, New Religious Movements, and spirituality. Conversion is seen as a process that varies in speed, motivations, context, and direction including deconversion. Psychological processes include step models, attachment, psychodynamics, group pressures, and cognitive manipulations. This chapter offers the model of religion as a meaning system as a theoretical approach to integrate the research.
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