For a Relational Analysis of Religious Conversion
Religious conversion is a complex research subject that has aroused the interest of several disciplines. This monodisciplinary knowledge obscured its conception in its complex reality. It has also reinforced the power of categories reminiscent of holistic or individualistic approaches (power, reproduction, intention, rationality). The interactionist approach has contributed to the understanding of religious conversion, on the one hand. It has, on the other hand, reduced the temporality to a linearity which suggests that a possible religious conversion could occur punctually, in a “before-after” framework. The objective of this contribution is to think outside the box by observing the relationship of the psyche to religion through relational theory.