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...E_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] conversion-, conversio, from convertere ...after a touchdown or for a first down <a 2-point conversion> <a third-down conversion>

...w have learned how to install a [[philosophy]] of living in the place of [[religious]] [[authority]]. (The [[symbols]] of [[socialized]] [[religion]] are not to 100:5.2 The [[progression]] of [[religious]] [[growth]] leads from [[stagnation]] through [[conflict]] to [[co-ordinat

...sions Confessions]" though the [[tradition]] has expanded to include other religious [[traditions]] in works such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Gan

The believability of [[religious]] and/or [[secular]] meanings. ...atic]]. Believers require [[social]] [[support]], usually in the form of a religious [[community]] or congregation, to authenticate and reaffirm the typically e

*1: the [[act]] of becoming or condition of being a proselyte : [[conversion]] ...iefs]] or even any attempt to convert people to another [[point of view]], religious or not. Today, the connotations of proselytizing are often [[negative]] and

...] [[reception]] of [[Jesus]] and his teachings by the common people, the [[religious]] [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] became increasingly alarmed and [[antagonist ...[[Jerusalem]] were becoming well-nigh frantic as a result of the recent [[conversion]] of young Abraham and by the desertion of the [[three]] [[spies]] who had

...“Never forget that Jesus’ gospel was foremost a way of living—not merely a religious philosophy—therefore, its transformative practicability. ...ld the fruits of the spirit. It is a far cry from merely going through the religious motions in a self-centered way, intent on reaping the divine favor—someth

...stles]] of [[Jesus]], which grew worse with the increasing [[number]] of [[Conversion|believers]].

..., but the goodness of God is found only in the spiritual world of personal religious experience''.” ([[2:6|UB 2:6:0]]) ...times, very unconscious. This quest can only be satisfied through genuine religious experience. It is the reason why Jesus spent so much time in communion with

...] with so-called [[conversion]] [[experiences]] which usually characterize religious [[episodes]] occurring later in life as a result of [[mental]] [[conflict]] ...akenings]] are nurtured, there occurs a [[gradual]] [[development]] of the religious life which is comparatively free from [[conflicts]], upheavals, and [[crise

..., and the emptiness of a stagnant faith. Unfortunately, most evolutionary religious systems produce only stagnant faith; and so, their adepts are far away from ...ession of reasoning, for a dogma does not allow questioning. All forms of religious systems are prone to this stagnation of faith for it reflects a need for se

...form of religious ecstasy). Some religious people hold the view that true religious ecstasy occurs only in [[context]] of their religion (e.g. as a gift from t ...sy is usually also associated with that individual's particular [[religion|religious]] and [[culture|cultural traditions]]. Sometimes an ecstatic experience tak

In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud Talmud], a central post-exilic religious [[text]] of [[Judaism]], their claim of ancestral [[origin]] is disputed, a ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine Byzantine] Christian rulers and the mass [[conversion]] to [[Islam]] in the Early Muslim period of [[Palestine]]. According to th

...ade the term central to his [[criticism]] of Western [[theological]] and [[religious]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exceptionalism exceptionalism] ([[relative ...usually will worship only one throughout his life (barring some sort of [[conversion]]). In some [[belief]] systems, the [[choice]] of the [[supreme]] [[deity]]

...ate of development of [[the sciences]], is a chemistry of the [[moral]], [[religious]], [[aesthetic]] conceptions and [[feeling]], as well as of those [[emotion ...cceptable [[actions]] or [[behavior]], possibly resulting in a long-term [[conversion]] of the initial impulse. [[Sigmund Freud]] believed that sublimation was a

...h many other [[traditions]]—all of which had made a strong appeal to his [[religious]] [[nature]]. Accordingly, as the result of a [[dream]] while in [https://e ...eme [[wisdom]] and the [[patron]] of [[civilization]]; it was a militant [[religious]] [[philosophy]] which dared to battle with [[evil]], inaction, and backwar

...ical" by [[nature]]. The term is sometimes used as a [[metaphor]] in a non-religious [[context]] as well. ...states that evangelism is "an inalienable right and duty, an expression of religious liberty ...", document added that "The incorporation of new members into th

...ch]], each year. Holy Cross Monastery also makes and sells [[incense]] and religious literature. Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery operates a retreat house and is ...of the Order follow and threefold [[vow]] of [[obedience]], stability, and conversion to the Monastic way of life. In general, monks of the Order are encouraged

...ydropower] with excitement. The safe and prudent use of [[water]], and its conversion to clean, useable gasses was explored ages ago, and the [[discovery]] of [h ..., the people of [[this planet]], irrespective of their [[political]] and [[religious]] [[beliefs]] need to unite, and inform their [[dictatorships]] and quasi [

100:0.1 The [[experience]] of [[dynamic]] [[religious]] living [[transforms]] the mediocre [[individual]] into a [[personality]] ...ssociation]] with other religionists. [[Love]] supplies the [[soil]] for [[religious]] [[growth]]—an [[objective]] lure in the place of [[subjective]] [[grati

...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_conversion conversions] to [[new religious movements]] (NRMs). Since their application to NRMs, mind control theories ==New religious movements (NRMs) and the shift of focus==

...]], there is no [[magic]] road, no instantaneous [[healing]], no instant [[conversion]] that can take the place of the small [[steps]] one after another of the s When you take up the work of the [[religious life]], it may seem to the world to be the same as living a completely [[se

...c worldview]] sometimes approach it as uncritically as most scientists see religious fundamentalists defending their worldviews. ...he 1800s, and by the end of the century they defined the [[mainstream]] of religious life in the United States. As they grew, however, these [[groups]] found it

...[[Intellectual|academic]] field of multi-disciplinary study of [[religion|religious]] [[belief]]s, [[behavior]]s, and institutions. It describes, compares, int ...behavior]] and [[belief]] from outside any particular religious viewpoint. Religious studies draws upon multiple disciplines and their methodologies including [

...ticism]]. These vary greatly depending on the origin but include religious conversion, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Consciousness#Consciousnes ...uch a framework. Transpersonal psychology is an academic discipline, not a religious or spiritual movement, and many of the field's leading authors, among those

...he [[Middle Ages]] as medieval theologians attempted to demonstrate to the religious authorities that Greek philosophy and Christian faith were, in fact, compat ...reach in their investigation. Classical religious believers have a set of religious principles of faith that they hold one must believe. Because of these diver

...oesn’t really do it for those who are spiritual and searching, who are not religious. When we look at truth, beauty and goodness and their action coefficients, ...of the inaccurate interpretations of scriptures by learned individuals of religious faiths. These interpretations have created a corruption of the truth that

...ist in [[religion]] and [[New Religious Movement]]s with the Department of Religious Studies at the [https://www.ucsb.edu/ University of California, Santa Barba ...everal encyclopedias, handbooks, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_barbara,_ca San

...]] [[state]], either in a [[personal]] [[incarnation]] or, more often, via religious institutional representatives (i.e., a church), replacing or dominating civ ...two 'arms,' but with the state administrative hierarchy subordinate to the religious hierarchy.

...[[spiritual]] [[foundation]]. While your prior investigation into matters religious and spiritual, may have taught you many principles, these teachers will enl ...nd [[association]]. It will be less the convincing of mind, and more the [[conversion]] of [[soul]] in awareness of the [[truth]] presented. Less of the [[accura

...] has been [[compromised]] with other [[religious]] teachings and with the religious [[insights]] of individuals who have had [[influence]] on the [https://en.w BERTRAND: They are quite broad in their [[human]] make-up from [[religious]] [[philosophy]] though most have an understanding of the [[Christian]] rel

...e Master]]'s parables were commonplace [[events]]. They did not describe a religious [[ceremony]], nor were they directly addressing a [[philosophic]] or [[spir ...ning [[relevancy]] is a major element to the success of the story. One's [[conversion]] into a [[trust]] that one is truly a son or daughter of God often is brou

...its eternity, and Jewish conceptions of the Messiah and the afterlife. As religious philosophy, it investigates those philosophical notions common to Judaism, ...ia Gaon]], [[Gersonides]], and [[Abraham Ibn Daud]]. In this latter case a religious person would also be a philosopher, by asking questions such as:

...ly part of the [[brain]] that is isolated to serve as a transducer for the conversion of patterns of light into neuronal signals. The lens of the eye focuses lig For religious visions as a literary form, see [[apocalyptic literature]].

==PAPER 103: THE REALITY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE== ...[[participate]] in the [[development]] of the higher [[types]] of human [[religious]] [[insight]]. The [[Thought Adjuster]] is the [[cosmic]] window through wh

...nor of Saint [[John the Baptist]], in the hope he would grow to be a great religious leader. When his father returned to Assisi, he was furious about this, as h ...at [[Collestrada]], and spent a year as a captive. It is probable that his conversion to more serious thoughts was a gradual process relating to this experience.

95:1.11 Much of the Mesopotamian [[religious]] [[culture]] found its way into [[Hebrew]] [[literature]] and [https://en. ...nt_Egyptian_religion Egypt] fostered the most thoroughly blended type of [[religious]] [[philosophy]] to be found on [[Urantia]], and from the [https://en.wikip

...phies]] that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. The term is derived ...modernism]], a term first used at the end of the 19th century by the Dutch religious conservative [[Abraham Kuyper]]. Burke was troubled by the [[Age of Enlight

...odana]] , wishing for Siddhartha to be a great king, shielded his son from religious teachings or knowledge of human [[dukkha|suffering]]. Siddhartha was brough ...nds, the number of arahants swelled to 60 within the first two months. The conversion of the three Kassapa brothers and their 200, 300 and 500 disciples swelled

...tirely [[free]] from the [[superstitions]] of that day. He was free from [[religious]] [[prejudices]]; he was never intolerant. He had nothing in his [[heart]] ...t to destructive [[criticism]] or [[manifest]] an utter disregard of the [[religious]], [[social]], [[economic]], and [[political]] usages of his day. He was no

...stles]] of [[Jesus]], which grew worse with the increasing [[number]] of [[Conversion|believers]]. ...]; all great teachers had [[formulated]] prayers for their [[pupils]]. The religious [[teachers]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had some twen

...e who contacts their [[Thought Adjuster]] has the same flavor whatever the religious [[expression]] that they use. I guess that is the change that I see, and I ...ms of that flavor as recognition that God loves you. To me that is core of conversion. It is the core of any [[relationship]] with your Thought Adjuster. It is t

...an omnipotent and [[personal]] [[God]]. Although not unknown among certain religious groups in ancient [[Greece]] and [[India]], it has had particular significa ...ianity and Islam, maintaining that in the future they will be converted to religious truth.

...ing event, you would probably want to plan for it and make the best of the conversion of time and space that this event will represent. ...n will observe and learn regardless of what formalized house of worship or religious activity you engage in. It will be the religion of your life that your chil

...impoverished, he read the Bible cover to cover and experienced a religious conversion. ...sed permission to marry her by his friend, on the grounds of his religious conversion; Berens was an enthusiastic follower of the Enlightenment and was nauseated

...], and who also had a doctorate in psychology, heard of Wapnick's intended conversion, which interested him, and so they met. * [[Copyright on religious works]]

...as an eternal source and destination. This can happen inside or outside of religious training, for there are those that have been nurtured within from time imme ...re is yet one drunk driver on the road, there is one life there that needs conversion and brought to awareness as to how or why they would allow themselves to be

...world has been spread by [[imperialism|invasion]], [[Religious conversion|conversion]] and [[trade]], and by introducing agriculture, writing and religion to no ...ons generally declined and fell, according to Toynbee, because of moral or religious decline, rather than economic or environmental causes.

...uncertain approval of this tardy acknowledgment of [[woman]]'s place in [[religious]] [[work]]. And this [[liberation]] of [[women]], giving them due [[recogni ...wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotapata Jotapata] about four weeks subsequent to her [[conversion]]. [[Mary]] and Rebecca, with the others of this [[group]], went on through

...alking on that. I personally at the age of 13 needed a [[father]], so my [[conversion]] experience was wonderful because [[God]] became that substitute[father]. ...e is a [[feeling]] of hatred that is racial, [[judicial]], [[economic]], [[religious]]. There will be many areas that need to be rectified, to be changed so tha

...is an offshoot of those morals and values which arise out of your genuine religious [[experience]], not to be construed with the disciplines imposed upon the [ ...tual]] [[reality]] and this growth takes time. Even those who have had a [[conversion]] experience have to [[integrate]] that which they have known into that whi

and almost none recognize God overtly as part of their personal religious views. religious upbringing that causes these failures as much as it is the lack of the grad

...ften little short of completely misrepresented in the sheer [[process]] of conversion to our mindal level; that much [[content]] is lost to the inevitable gross ...five]]): thus the earliest [[Andonites]], with or without any semblance of religious [[tradition]], did intuit their evolutionary origins at least as to materia

...h]]. Yet it is so much a part of your world and your [[thoughts]] and your religious teachings. It is [[difficult]] for you to let go of these teachings, to not TARKAS: Are you familiar with what the [[100:5 Conversion and Mysticism|Urantia Book says about dreams]]?

...great interest in Biblical re-examination during the Victorian revival in religious studies. This businessmen of the day. His conversion to accepting spiritualism as it was practiced in that day is

Loving [[service]] is the basis of the [[social]] fruits of all true religious [[experience]]. The more you serve your fellows, the more increased level o ...ing almost forgotten, forgotten in the [[theologies]] and [[confusion]] of religious [[thought]] brought about in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_

in which humans live. According to Islamic religious beliefs, which are inextricably languages to train missionaries, the unification of military religious orders, and the

...n [[God]] but object strenuously to the intellectualization of [[pagan]] [[religious]] [[practices]], and therefore call themselves [[atheists]] when what they ...of [[Power Directors]] and other celestial beings having to do with the [[conversion]] and [[distribution]] of [[power]] to the [[local universe]].

...] carried heavy strains of [[gentile]] blood as a result of the forcible [[conversion]] of the gentile population of [[Galilee]] one hundred years previously. ...[souls]] who had regarded themselves as long since without the bounds of [[religious]] consolation. Outcast and despairing [[men]] and [[women]] flocked to hear

...he church, they passed through both Phoeni'cia and Sama'ria, reporting the conversion of the Gentiles, and they gave great joy to all the brethren. ...e-op'agus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.

...ority of their source that must be the final determinant in evaluating any religious teachings. - [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/1992-01-00-Will#Session_23 Wil ...of the revolution, picking you up and preparing you for the next episode. Conversion is when you head back down the rotation to meet a new event on your path to