Secondary conversion

Part of a series on Religious conversion
Types
Active conversion Secondary conversion Marital conversion Forced conversion Deathbed conversion
Related concepts
Apostasy Assimilation

In the sociology of religion, secondary conversion is the religious conversion of an individual that results from a relationship with another convert, rather than from any particular aspect of the new religion. For example, someone might join a religious group primarily because their spouse or partner has done so; such a person would be a secondary convert. Secondary converts are people who join a religion only because of a relationship with the other convert.

Secondary conversion can greatly expand a movement's influence, particularly after a conquest, such as the Muslim Moorish conquest of Spain and Catholic Spain's conquests in Latin America.

See also

• Deathbed conversion, done just before death
• Forced conversion, done under duress
• Marital conversion, religious conversion upon marriage outside of religion