Understanding contextualisation of religious conversion through the study of the deconversion process of converts

01 Oct 2024

Understanding contextualisation of religious conversion through the study of the deconversion process of converts

Overview Sara Afshari explores the deconversion process of converts from a Muslim background: Deconversion, or leaving one’s religion, provides insights into the challenges and obstacles faced by converts before, during, and after their conversion to Christianity:

Speaker Dr. Sara Afshari

About the speaker Originally from Iran, Dr. Sara Afshari is Research Tutor at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. She received her PhD from Edinburgh University in Media Religion and Culture. She is co-founder and former Executive Director of SAT-7 PARS, a Christian television channel in Farsi/Persian language. She has MTh in World Christianity from Edinburgh University and an MA in Media Communication from Wales University. Her recent book is titled: Religion, Media and Conversion in Iran: mediated Christianity in an Islamic Context.

Passage: Sara Afshari explores the deconversion process of converts from a Muslim background: Deconversion, or leaving one’s religion, provides insights into the challenges and obstacles faced by converts before, during, and after their conversion to Christianity: