Lewis R. Rambo is Research Professor of Psychology and Religion at the San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He is the author of Understanding Religious Conversion.

Charles E. Farhadian is Professor of World Religions and Christian Mission at Westmont College. He is the author of Christianity, Islam, and Nationalism in Indonesia, Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices, The Testimony Project: Papua, and Introducing World Christianity.

Andrew Stuart Abel, Hastings College
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Georgetown University
Marc David Baer, London School of Economics
Seth Bryant, US Navy
Kelly Bulkeley, Graduate Theological Union
Na Chen, Fudan University
Douglas E. Cowan, University of Waterloo
Lizhu Fan, Fudan University
Charles E. Farhadian, Westmont College
Henri Gooren, Oakland University
Marcia Hermansen, Loyola University Chicago
Bruce Hindmarsh, Regent College
Andrea R. Jain, Indiana University-Purdue University
Todd M. Johnson, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Eliza F. Kent, Colgate University
Rebecca Y. Kim, Pepperdine University
David W. Kling, University of Miami
Louis Komjathy, University of San Diego
Lily Kong, National University of Singapore
Massimo Leone, University of Torino
Gurinder Singh Mann, University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert L. Montgomery, independent scholar
Seeta Nair, National University of Singapore
Karin van Nieuwkerk, Radboud University Nijmegen
Raymond F. Paloutzian, Westmont College
Rick Phillips, University of North Florida
Lewis R. Rambo, San Francisco Theological Seminary
James T. Richardson, University of Nevada
Alan F. Segal (1945-2011), Barnard College, Columbia University
Arvind Sharma, McGill University
Heinz Streib, University of Bielefeld
Timothy Steigenga, Florida Atlantic University
David G. Stewart, Jr., orthopedic surgeon, Las Vegas, Nevada
Peter G. Stromberg, University of Tulsa
Anna Sun, Kenyon College
Stuart A. Wright, Lamar University
Fenggang Yang, Purdue University
Dan Smyer Yu, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity

"...all readers of Nova Religio should make certain that it is accessible at their local libraries."--Nova Religio

"An outstanding accomplishment, a must-read for anyone whose work relates to religious conversion, for academics, students, and practitioners alike."--Sociology of Religion

"Promises to be the standard work in its genre for years to come... This handbook is already and will continue to make important contributions to religious studies and across multidisciplinary boundaries." --Theological Librarianship

"This book is a huge accomplishment, in both the metaphorical and literal senses of the word, and I would recommend it to anyone studying religious conversion." --Pastoral Psychology

"Those interested in a well-written, accessible, and unreservedly interdisciplinary overview of religious conversion... will be satisfied and informed." --Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

"The publication of this massive work on religious conversion is a singular event, not likely to be repeated soon... Reflecting a wealth of knowledge and erudition, the essays invite us-even compel us-to regard familiar situations with fresh eyes." --International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

"Rambo and Farhadian have given us all a true gift: This book is massive, comprehensive, current, creative, stimulating, and challenging. It will remain a foundation upon which the field can continue to build for decades to come." --iPastoral Psychology