Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Religion none1 none1 Bernard Lonergan's approach to conversion is much more accessible to the general public than the staunch relation of "conversion" as religious. It allows for personal growth which can in turn lead to religious conversion. Some may feel an increased spiritual life, but not a religious one when the word is used in the sense of devotion to a Higher Power. I do strongly agree that without an affective, intellectual, or moral conversion, a religious one is not possible. An affective conversion leads us to further relationships with others. Emotions can provide a center of focus on which to base our decisions and actions. However, they can be destructive when neglected. Repressed negative emotion contributes to flawed decision making as well as physical symptoms of fatigue. One has to find constructive ways to release negative emotion. An affective conversion leads to an emotionally well balanced and liberated person. It can now play an active role in the "quest for full personal development." Intellectual conversion is fostered by a community and a great deal of what is accepted as true is based on faith. Knowledge is a development of judgements made based on experiences and their value. To achieve wisdom, one must incorporate abstract ideas with logical ones, self-fullfilment with concern for the common good. Intellectual conversion tends toward the essence of wisdom. One is forced to pay more attention to their experiences and reflect. This intellectual conversion then leans toward a moral conversion. A moral conversion is one in which one chooses to pursue the good in life and not expend negative energy toward others. After a serious evaluation of what we believe in and the principles of society, we can make our own moral judgements and adjustments. It is a striving for goodness in spite of possible negative influences from the outside world. It is being responsible not only for your own actions but those of others out of a genuine concern for the well being others and not from fear of punishment. When those three conversions have been successfully made, only then can one make a religious conversion. Bibliography: Word Count: 349
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