Concept
Proselytism
Overview
Proselytism ( ) is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious beliefs. Carrying out attempts to instill beliefs can be called proselytization.
Proselytism is illegal in some countries. Some draw distinctions between Christian evangelism and proselytism, regarding proselytism as involuntary or coerced; the two terms can also be understood to merely be synonyms.
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Philosophers who discussed Proselytism
Related ideas
- Tirthankara
- Belief
- Greek language
- Ashoka
- Gospel of Matthew
- Hinduism
- Halakha
- Ecumenism
- Judaism
- Jainism
- Chabad
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness
- Muslims
- Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)
- Brahman
- Authoritarianism
- Freedom of speech
- New Testament
- Orthodox Judaism
- Mahavira
- Religion
- Shaivism
- Sikhism
- Hindu reform movements
Place in the tradition
Part of Confucianism.