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In this article, I consider the intersection of and interplay between the religious and political experience and conversion. More particularly, I identify and describe five types of political-religious experiences, which are represented in the lives of five public figures.
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LaMothe, R.W. Varieties of Political-religious Experiences. Pastoral Psychol 61, 47–61 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-011-0383-2
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