Motif
non-coercive persuasion in religious conversion
non_coercive_persuasion_in_religious_conversion
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) LIFE OF GEORGE SALE. / R. A. DAVENPORT. / INTRODUCTION / TO THE READER.; lines 500-578 confidence: high
The speaker proposes applying Bishop Kidder’s rules for converting Jews to Mohammedans: first avoid compulsion, then avoid doctrines against common sense.
The conversion rules emphasize avoiding compulsion, weak arguments, and abusive language while using cogent argument and humanity.
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