Conversion and Its Connection to Religious Experience Conversion means different things to different people, and there are also many different ways to explain it. William James (who wrote "The Varieties of Religious Experience (1901)") describes conversion as follows: "To be converted is to be regenerated, to receive grace, to experience religion, to gain assurance , are all expressions which denote the process…”. What James is saying here is that conversion is being completely changed, getting something you didn't have before, knowing what it is to participate in a faith, being aware of 'have a promise. When you say someone is 'converted', given that it is a religious term, it means that the person's perception has changed about life, the person now has religious goals which constitute the regular core of its energy. The dictionary definition for conversion is “A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.” To me, this is the simplest definition of conversion you can get because it describes conversion so clearly and is easy to understand. An example of conversion is found in Acts 9:1-19, where Saul (now known as Saint Paul) was converted from opposing Christians to being one and preaching the word of God. Bernard Lonergan is one of the greatest Catholic philosophers and theologians of the 20th century. (He was a Canadian Jesuit priest) Bernard Lonergan is the author of the book “Method in Theology” (1972). Lonergan said that “conversion always involves a change of horizon.” For Lonergan, horizon meant anything that set a limit to the things people find interesting and their knowledge. Beyond...... middle of paper ...... and decides to engage in conversion. Philosophical problems related to religious conversions are also known. The four I know are: “How does the person experiencing this know that it is God they are experiencing? Why are they not a universal experience? Religious pluralism: Believers of different religions refer to Jesus speaking to them or to Muhammad, etc., surely this invalidates these experiences? And finally, The Believers talk about the universal experience that happens to them but isn't that an attack on free will? These theses constitute other challenges to conversion. In conclusion, I think that conversion can be given many different meanings, by many people of different religions, but by looking at all the different perspectives we can see that overall conversion has the same meaning in one way or another. other..