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Religious Freedom and Proselytization: A Case Study of Christian Missions

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Christianity has been the most successful among the proselytizing religions. This chapter examines the arguments for and against Christian missions. It identifies the various models which have been used for Christian missionary activity such as the Chosen People Paradigm, the Jesus Only Paradigm, the Reconciliation Paradigm and the Multiple Belonging Paradigm, assessing them in terms of the religious freedom secured through them. It is important to single out Christianity for special study, because the Christian concepts even underlie modern secular discourse according to several scholars.

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Sharma, A. (2012). Religious Freedom and Proselytization: A Case Study of Christian Missions. In: Problematizing Religious Freedom. Studies in Global Justice, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8993-9_12

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