| Summary: | The article explores the context of religious conversion in the realm of spiritual awakening. It notes that religious conversion brings hope to African American people who suffered from the harshness of slavery. It believes that the said conversion will uplift the status of African Americans, but for others it is paradoxical. It suggests that theorists, theologians, and religionists should abandon the use of religious conversion for it does not elicit spiritual awakening. It states that spiritual awakening in the religious context does not exist for any conversion process is often regarded as an outcome of personal development.
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