‘Heaven on Earth’: Conversion and Morality in Eastern Germany

Rajtar, Małgorzata (2010) ‘Heaven on Earth’: Conversion and Morality in Eastern Germany. In: Religion, Identity, Postsocialism: the Halle Focus Group 2003-2010. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Report . Max Planck Institute, Halle/Saale, pp. 89-92.

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Abstract

My research project examined the moral issues behind processes of conversion to the Jehovah’s Witnesses, an active and relatively large religious minority in Eastern Germany. Drawing on life histories to analyze the interplay between socialist and religious ideologies, I paid particular attention to the emotions experienced during the process of conversion. My findings have also illuminated other issues, such as socialization and religiously and socially constructed gender patterns related to work.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	New religious movements, Jehova's Witnesses
Subjects:	B Mission theology/theory > Conversion H Social research and religion in Central Eastern Europe
Divisions:	Eastern Germany
Depositing User:	Katharina Penner
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2022 08:37
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2022 08:37
URI:	https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2750

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