Abstract

A talk about the range of ways in which conversion has been experienced & narrated in different religious cultures.

What does it mean to turn oneself – or be turned to – God?

How, historically, have individuals imagined, experienced and narrated their own conversion and that of others? Do they conceive of religious conversion as a single moment or a lengthy – even lifelong – process? How have religious communities ratified or sealed conversions?

These questions will form the focus for discussion between Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe, Giles Waller and Daniel Weiss from the Faculty of Divinity, considering the range of ways in which conversion has been narrated in early Christianity, rabbinic Judaism, and the Protestant Reformation.

Hosted by the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme as part of the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas, this event is free but places are limited so registration is essential via:

https://changingheartsminds.eventbrite.co.uk