Lewis Rambo’s conversion stage model provides an invaluable heuristic device for ordering data on religious conversion and has been used extensively to explore conversions to different religions. Recent empirical research on the conversion to Christianity of previously unchurched Australians extends this model, demonstrating the importance of affect, as well as the roles of other Christians and God, across the entire conversion process rather than during particular stages. This article briefly outlines Rambo’s stage model of conversion, describes my research process, and introduces the multidimensional model (and substantive theory) of conversion the research revealed before exploring five key differences between the two models. Being attentive to the roles of each agent, and to affect, provides a fuller, multidimensional picture of contemporary conversion.

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理解宗教皈依的多维方法

Lewis Rambo 的皈依阶段模型为排序宗教皈依数据提供了一种宝贵的启发式方法，并已被广泛用于探索皈依不同宗教。最近关于以前没有加入教会的澳大利亚人皈依基督教的实证研究扩展了这个模型，证明了情感的重要性，以及其他基督徒和上帝在整个皈依过程中的作用，而不是在特定阶段。本文简要概述了兰博的转换阶段模型，描述了我的研究过程，并介绍了研究揭示的转换的多维模型（和实质性理论），然后探讨了两种模型之间的五个关键差异。关注每个代理人的角色，并影响，提供一个更充分的，