What is Proselytism?
{{enWiktionary}} '''Proselytism''' is the practice of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion. The word ''proselytism'' comes from the [[Greek language]] prefix 'pros' (towards) and the verb 'erchomai' (I come). Historically in the [[New Testament]], the word [[proselyte]] meant a person who had converted to the [[Judaism|Jewish religion]]. Though the word proselytism was originally used in Christianity, it is also used to refer to other religions' attempts to [[religious conversion|convert]] people to their beliefs or even any attempt to convert people to another point of view, religious or not. Today, the [[connotation]]s of the word proselytism are often negative. ==Related pages== *[[Religious conversion]] == References == <references/> *{{cite journal | author=C. Davis | title=Joining a Cult: Religious Choice or Psychological Aberration? | journal=Cleveland-Marshall Journal of Law and Health | year=1996 | volume=11 | url=http://www.religioustolerance.org/cult_art.htm | access-date=2008-03-30 | archive-date=2016-04-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416090620/http://www.religioustolerance.org/cult_art.htm | url-status=dead }} *{{cite web | title=Russian Canonical Territory | url=http://www.catholic-church.org/church-unity/r_c_t_e.htm | access-date=2008-03-30 | archive-date=2013-10-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002011919/http://www.catholic-church.org/church-unity/r_c_t_e.htm | url-status=dead }} *{{cite web | title=Human Rights Without Frontiers Int. | work=European Court Final Judgments on Religious Freedom Issues 1964-2001 | url=http://www.hrwf.net/html/0804courtfinal.htm | access-date=2008-03-30 | archive-date=2006-06-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620010314/http://hrwf.net/html/0804courtfinal.htm | url-status=dead }} == Other websites == * [http://www.jorgeluisgonzalo.com/commentary_files/Everybody%20Proselytizes.pdf Everybody Proselytizes!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409131834