This book examines conversion stories as told by people who have actually undergone a conversion experience, including experiences of apostasy. The stories reveal that there is not just one ""conversion story."" Scot McKnight and Hauna Ondrey show that ""conversion theory"" helps explain why some people walk away from one religion, often to another, very different religion. The book confirms the usefulness--particularly for pastors, rabbis, and priests, and university and college teachers--of applying conversion theory to specific groups. However, the book's sensitive detailing of the stories themselves makes conversion more than a theoretical occurrence; it makes the immediacy, and often the difficulty, of conversion both real and moving.

About the Author
Scot McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, where he directs both a master's and doctor of ministry program in using context to interpret the New Testament. He is the author of more than seventy books, including commentaries on Colossians and Philemon and a book on Paul as Pastor. He has been married to Kris for more than forty-five years and has two children and two grandchildren. Hauna Ondrey is currently an M.A. candidate in theology at North Park Theological Seminary.

Reviews
This book stirs deep reflection on the faith journeys of courageous people. -Lewis Rambo, San Francisco Theological Seminary



Book Information
ISBN 9781602581623
Author Scot McKnight
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint Baylor University Press
Publisher Baylor University Press