Conversion is a process and general phenomena of religious change that take place in a
dynamic field of people, ideologies and expectations.1
The concept of the conversion as a
choice of the people is itself a product of the individualism of the modern society and is
rarely found in previous societies.2
Most psychologists define a religious conversion as a
radical transformation of self; these definitions emphasize interpersonal processes of change.3
"Allier defined conversion as a moral revolution, which goes beyond intellect and feeling, it
is a new self which opposed it, and thus internal unity is re-established and then joy
overflows".4
"Religious conversion is a phenomena that raises many questions" 5
about the conversion
situation and the conversion process of the converted people. In this context, some questions
should be noted: what are the consequences of conversion? How is the phenomenon to be
evaluated? What sorts of processes are involved in the conversion? These questions raise
only some issues, which might be discussing on religious conversion. Every single converted
people may have his or her own individual conversion story and experiences as well as their
conversion motif, these things also dependent on the individual context and perception of the
converted people.