Fr. Paul Mike S. J. Freedom The thirst for freedom in one’s both private and public life is innate in every individual. Without freedom, one cannot live one’s life fully. ‘Freedom’ can be defined as “the condition or right of being able to do, say, think, whatever one wants to…

Rev. Dr. Adaikalam Donald Metanoia It is quite obvious that it is the high time to discuss on religious conversion, which is the current debate in India. The term “conversion” originates from the Latin “conversio”, which means “to turn around.” In Septuagint, the Greek word “metanoia” (μετάνοια), is used to…

A. Soosairaj S.J. The true spiritual awakening — conversion of heart — happens only when a real transformation takes place at the affective level (psyche), caused by our own personal life experiences, regarding the distorted images of God effecting series of positive, deep-seated changes in the images of oneself, of…

Sr. Stella Baltazar Growing into the fullness of Christ is Conversion from personal interests and selfish pursuits. It is the concept of changing from one set of ideas, beliefs or practices to another type. It means that a person has changed from one behaviour to another, in practices, beliefs, relationships…

Iniyaval Rajini We have a certain sect of people in India, that is becoming paranoid on the conversion of Hindus to Christians and Muslims. What is amazingly surprising is the statistics that tell, even after 2000 years of Christian presence in India, the conversion rate is just 3% each. St…

Dr. Sandhya Ruban Born into an Orthodox Kannada Madhwa Brahmin Family, I was accustomed to waking up to the melody of the Suprabhatam, sung by none other than the Doyenne M.S. Subbulakshmi herself. The words and the melody offered much succor to a wounded soul. I was also greatly used…

Rhoda Alex We are all undergoing some form of conversion all the time. Life is never static. From the minute we are born we constantly undergo changes in our physical and mental make-up — some good, some not so good. If this is not enough — the world around is…

A psycho, socio and spiritual emancipatory perspective Dr. J. Judith Vijaya Introduction The term ‘Conversion’ has become now a political jargon to blame a section people, called the Christians in Indian democracy. It is perceived that conversion to other religions causes disturbance to the Indian social order, so some of…

Anand Amaladass S.J. Conversion is a fundamental, conscious decision that brings a person into a radical change of understanding of God, self and neighbours. Reid B. Locklin in one of his articles examines conversion in Hindu-Christian context and makes some pertinent comments taking into account the views of both sides. …