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Strange gods : a secular history of conversion / Susan Jacoby

This history examines religious conversion in the West from a secular perspective, tracing the social, economic, and political factors influencing changes in faith from antiquity to the present. It explores how Enlightenment values established the right to religious choice.

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Accession Number: 13826

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Christianity/Religions Faith/Religion Islam/Religions Judaism -- Liturgical objects/Religions Psychology, Religious/Religion Religions Conversion/Psychology, Religious/Religion Inquisition/Catholic Church -- Discipline/Christian sects/Sects/Religions Atheism/Philosophy

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