Is Becoming Born-Again a Transformative Experience? Results from Three Sets of Panel Data

The process of becoming a born-again Christian is one that has intrigued social scientists for decades but has never been studied in a large-scale way, using panel data. While sociologists have tried to conceptualize and operationalize how one converts to a new religious experience, many political s...

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Main Author: Burge, Ryan P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer [2021]
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-105
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christian / Conversion (Religion) / Evangelical movement / Rite of passage / Experience of religion
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KDG Free church
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B Partisanship
B Evangelical
B Church Attendance
B Born-again
B Conversion
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