One of the most contentious issues regarding religion today is whether people should be free to propagate their religion with the intent of converting others to it. Social, cultural, and historical interpretations of the conflict inform most of the 19 essays here, but some highlight media and legal issues. Among the topics are proselytizing in India and the universalization of Christianity, posters and proselytization in Nigeria, the discourses and technologies of Dhammakaya proselytization, negotiating proselytism in 21st-century Russia, and Wicca and the Internet. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The act of converting people to certain beliefs or values is highly controversial in today's postcolonial, multicultural world. Proselytization has been viewed by some as an aggressive act of political domination. 'Proselytization Revisited' offers a comprehensive overview of the many arguments for and against proselytization in different regions and contexts. Proselytization is examined in the context of rights talk, globalisation and culture wars. The volume brings together essays demonstrating the global significance of proselytization, ranging from Christians in India to Turkish Islamic Movements and the Wiccan use of modern media technologies. The cross-cultural and multidisciplinary nature of this collection of essays provides a fresh perspective and the book will be of value to readers interested in the dynamic interaction of beliefs, ideas and cultures.
Explores the theoretical and practical implications of proselytization and anti-proselytization, particularly within the phase of democratization and globalization.
1. Rosalind I. J. Hackett, "Revisiting Proselytization in the Context of
Rights Talk, Free Markets and Culture Wars"2. Jean-Francois Mayer, "Conflicts
over Proselytism - An Overview and Comparative Perspective"3. Jacob De Roover
and Sarah Claerhout, "Conversion of the World: Proselytization in India and
the Universalization of Christianity"4. Grace Kao, "The Logic of
Anti-Proselytization, Revisited"5. Paul Freston, "The Changing Face of
Christian Proselytization: New Actors from the Global South"6. Heather
Sharkey, "Muslim Apostasy, Christian Conversion, and Religious Freedom in
Egypt"7. F.-K. Asonzeh Ukah, "Seeing is More Than Believing: Posters and
Proselytization in Nigeria"8. Steve C. Berkwitz, "Buddhism and the Politics
of Conversion in Sri Lanka"9. Rachelle Jacobs Scott, "Merit and the Search
for Inner Peace: the Discourses and Technologies of Dhammakaya
Proselytization"10. Jean DeBernardi, "Asia's Antioch: Evangelical
Christianity and Proselytism in Singapore"11. Paul-Francois Tremlett, "False
Consciousness and the Jargon of Authenticity: Religion and Nationalism in the
Christianised Lowland Philippines"12. Patsy Rahn, "Salvation through Secular
Protest: the Development of Falun Gong Proselytization"13. Mark Mullins, "The
Social and Legal Context of Proselytization in Contemporary Japanese
Religions"14. Olga Kazmina, "Negotiating Proselytism in 21st Century
Russia"15. Bayram Balci, "Between Da'wa and Mission: Turkish Islamic
Movements in the Turkic World (Central Asia and the Caucasus)"16. Julia S.
Kovalchuk, "Spiritual Wars in the 10-40 Window: Korean Proselytism among
Russia's Asian Minorities"17. Shawn Arthur, "Proselytization or Information?
Wicca and the Internet"18. Omri Elisha, "You Can't Talk to an Empty Stomach:
Faith-based Activism, Holistic Evangelism, and the Publicity of Evangelical
Engagement"19. James T. Richardson, Concluding remarks
Rosalind I. J. Hackett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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