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Conversion Motives

Conversion Motives is a theoretical construct within the study of religious conversion that identifies and differentiates the underlying reasons or incentives driving an individual’s adoption of a new religious identity, distinguishing it from related constructs by focusing specifically on the motivational factors rather than the process, outcomes, or social contexts of conversion.

136

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7.1K

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215

Authors

93

Institutions

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2017–2026

19

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Publications

136

Becoming a World-Saver: A Theory of Conversion to a Deviant Perspective

John Lofland, Rodney Stark · American Sociological Review · 1965 · 701 citations

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On Becoming a World-Saver: A Theory of Conversion to a Deviant Perspective

John Lofland, Rodney Stark · 2018 · 572 citations

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Understanding Religious Conversion

Richard Machalek, Lewis R. Rambo · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1994 · 491 citations

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The Sociology of Conversion

David A. Snow, Richard Machalek · Annual Review of Sociology · 1984 · 455 citations

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Believing, Bonding, Behaving, and Belonging

Vassilis Saroglou · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · 2011 · 444 citations

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Authors

215

  1. LR
    Lewis R. Rambo

    San Francisco Theological Seminary, United States

    3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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  2. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 1.3K citations

    3

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  3. HG
    Henri Gooren

    Oakland University, United States

    3 publications · 145 citations

    3

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  4. CU
    Chana Ullman

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    3 publications · 150 citations

    3

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  5. SA
    Sarah A. Schnitker

    Baylor University, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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Institutions

93

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    567 citations

  2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  3. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    99 citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  5. Lamar University

    Beaumont, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    450 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    185 citations

  8. University of Montana

    Missoula, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    258 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 16 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

    8 publications · 270 citations

    8

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  3. Pastoral Psychology

    5 publications · 105 citations

    5

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  4. Social Compass

    5 publications · 129 citations

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  5. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 5 publications · 189 citations

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