Description: History of Conversion and Contemporary Cults is a study of proselytization, conversion, and commitment through an examination of historical case studies and the contemporary religious cult movements. Archival research and present-day surveys reveal interesting similarities in both missionary techniques and motives for conversion. The broader effects of conversion and commitment are also discussed with respect to their impact on the convert's family and community.
Review Quotes: «... The work provides a unique and illuminating historical perspective which makes contemporary cult conversions, and the social responses to them, more comprehensible than they have been until now....». (Robert E. Schechter, Ph.D., Associate Editor, Cultic Studies Journal, Director of Publications, American Family Foundation)