1st Edition

Conversion: Christian and Non-Christian A Comparative and Psychological Study

By Alfred Clair Underwood Copyright 1925
    283 Pages
    by Routledge

    283 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1925, this book is a pioneer attempt to deal with conversion from the comparative as well as the psychological point of view. The work falls into two main parts. Part one is a study of the conversion experience from the New Testament and the non-Christian point of view. Part two examines conversion from the psychological standpoint.

    1. The Comparative and Psychological Methods  Part 1: Historical  2. Conversion in The Old Testament and Later Judaism  3. Conversion in Classic Christianity  4. Conversion in Hinduism  5. Conversion in Early Buddhism  6. Conversion in Islam  7. Conversion in the Religions of Greece and Rome  8. Conversion in Various Non-Christian Religions  9. The Dramatic Representation of Regeneration  Part 2: Psychological  10. Conversion and Adolescence  11. Experiences Preceding Conversion  12. Types of Conversion  13. The Immediate Accompaniments of Conversion  14. The Psychological Mechanism of Conversion  15. Conversion During Revivals  16. The Fruits of Conversion  17. The Individual Social  Part 3  18. Conversion in its Comparative Aspects

    Biography

    Alfred Clair Underwood