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| rdfs:comment | - Proselytism is the effort to convert others to a new or more intense ideology, cause, religion or opinion. The word proselytize is derived ultimately from the Greek προσ- (pros-, toward) and the verb ἔρχομαι (érchomai, to come) in the form of προσήλυτος (prosélytos, a new comer). The effort usually involves an emotional "sales pitch" to persaude the target to accept a foundation of unwarranted assumptions that form the basis for more elaborate beliefs. Claims about human nature are common. Many religious proselytizers are, or at least profess to be, unaware of the political implications of the religious beliefs they are promoting.
- Proselytizing is the act of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion. The word proselytize is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix 'πρός' (towards) and the verb 'έρχομαι' (I come). Historically in the Koine Greek Septuagint and New Testament, the word proselyte denoted a gentile who was considering conversion to Judaism. Though the word proselytism originally referred to Early Christianity (and earlier Godfearers), it is also used to refer to other religions' attempts to convert people to their beliefs or even any attempt to convert people to another point of view, religious or not. Today, the connotations of proselytizing are often negative and the word is commonly used to describe attempts to force, intimidate, or manipulate people
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| abstract | - Proselytizing is the act of attempting to convert people to another opinion and, particularly, another religion. The word proselytize is derived ultimately from the Greek language prefix 'πρός' (towards) and the verb 'έρχομαι' (I come). Historically in the Koine Greek Septuagint and New Testament, the word proselyte denoted a gentile who was considering conversion to Judaism. Though the word proselytism originally referred to Early Christianity (and earlier Godfearers), it is also used to refer to other religions' attempts to convert people to their beliefs or even any attempt to convert people to another point of view, religious or not. Today, the connotations of proselytizing are often negative and the word is commonly used to describe attempts to force, intimidate, or manipulate people to convert.
- Proselytism is the effort to convert others to a new or more intense ideology, cause, religion or opinion. The word proselytize is derived ultimately from the Greek προσ- (pros-, toward) and the verb ἔρχομαι (érchomai, to come) in the form of προσήλυτος (prosélytos, a new comer). The effort usually involves an emotional "sales pitch" to persaude the target to accept a foundation of unwarranted assumptions that form the basis for more elaborate beliefs. Claims about human nature are common. Many religious proselytizers are, or at least profess to be, unaware of the political implications of the religious beliefs they are promoting.
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