Conversion 
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SOURCE: Washington Monthly
11/8/2021
The Deal of the Convert: What Public Figures Lose and Gain by Switching Religions
Celebrity religious conversions link the public politics of religious affiliation and the internal motivations of faith. Historian Rebecca L. Davis's new book examines three prominent celebrity conversions and how they shed light on 20th century America.
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10/3/2021
How Evangelical Conversion Narratives Feed the "Free Choice" Rhetoric at Your School Board Meeting
by Rebecca L. Davis
Evangelical Christianity grew in America by emphasizing the power of individual conversion as a "choice for Christ." This frame explains not only the prominence of Evangelicals among anti-mask and anti-vaccine protesters, but also the frequent rhetorical connections they make between COVID policy and LGBTQ tolerance.
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