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I use the term faith transition to describe any type of conversion process \u2013 whether towards or away from any religious or spiritual practice or belief system. Usually in religious communities conversion towards the faith is celebrated while conversion away from the faith is villainized. My agenda will be to normalize this process both for individuals and the religious community itself. I\u2019ll be doing this by looking at how identity is formed for individuals specifically taking into account developmental stages we all go through at different points of our lives. Hope that clarifies a bit.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"